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TOEFL BNC: 1863 COCA: 2146
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  1. adjective
    2. SHORT IN TIME
    SHORT IN LENGTH
  2. verb
  3. noun
    4. SHORT FORM
    UNDERWEAR
    INSTRUCTIONS
    LAWYER
briefadjectiveuk/briːf/ us/briːf/

brief adjective SHORT IN TIME

B1 lasting only a short time or containing few words短暫的；簡短的

His acceptance speech was mercifully brief.幸而他的獲獎感言很簡短。
I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.會前我浏覽了一下她的報告。
It'll only be a brief visit because we really don't have much time.我們的時間真的不多，所以只能作短暫的參觀遊覽。
After a brief spell/stint in the army, he started working as a teacher.在部隊呆了短暫的一段時間以後，他當起了教師。
The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.那家公司就昨天的事故發表了簡短的聲明。

used to express how quickly time goes past（時間）短暫的，飛快的

For a few brief weeks we were very happy.在短短的幾周裏，我們過得十分愉快。

More examples

His illness was mercifully brief.

When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you.

The meeting was brief and businesslike.

She called me this morning at the office and we had a brief chat.

She sketched out the plan in a few brief sentences.

brief adjective SHORT IN LENGTH

(of clothes) very short（衣服）很短的

She was wearing a fairly brief skirt, as I recall.我記得她當時穿了件非常短的裙子。
briefverbuk/briːf/ us/briːf/

[ T ] to give someone detailed instructions or information向…介紹情況；給…指示

We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.已經有人向我們介紹了工作内容。
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debrief
brief against/in favour of sb/sth

[ I ] UK to make information about someone or something public, with the intention of criticizing/praising him, her, or it通過非正式背景說明活動來否定/支持（人或事件），吹風否定/支持（人或事件）

On several occasions government officials briefed against their own ministers. 有好幾次官員們通過非正式背景說明活動否定自己政府内的部長們。
briefnounuk/briːf/ us/briːf/

brief noun SHORT FORM

in brief

B2 If something is said in brief, it is said in a very short form, with very few details.簡言之，一言以蔽之

"So you didn't enjoy the party much." "In brief, no."“那麽，你不喜歡這個聚會喽?”“簡單說吧，不喜歡。”

brief noun UNDERWEAR

briefs [ plural ]

a piece of underwear worn by men or women, covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs内褲

cotton briefs棉質内褲

brief noun INSTRUCTIONS

[ C ] UK a set of instructions or information指示；（任務）簡介

[ + to infinitive ] It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.我的要求是確保準確記錄所有事實。

[ C ] specialized law a document or set of documents containing the details about a court case訴訟要點；案情摘要

brief noun LAWYER

UK informal a lawyer who will speak for someone in a court of law （出庭）律師

My brief advised me to plead guilty.我的律師建議我認罪。

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