/bri:f ||; brif/adj
short or quick 简短的;短促的:
a brief description简短的描述Please be brief. We don't have much time.请你大略说说吧,我们时间不多。☞noun brevity 名词为 brevityin brief using only a few words 简言之:
in brief, the meeting was a disaster.简言之,这次会议是个大失败。
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/bri:f ||; brif/noun
[C] instructions or information about a job or task 工作指示;任务提示:
He was given the brief of improving the image of the organization.他接到改善这机构形象的指示。
brief³
/bri:f ||; brif/verb
[T] to give sb information or instructions about sth 介绍情况;给予指示:
The minister has been fully briefed on what questions to expect.部长已获得充分的汇报,知道将要回答什么问题。