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| 1 | lasting only for a short time 短暂的 |
| Scotland experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. 苏格兰在90年代初有过短暂的人口增长期。 |
| a brief visit 短暂的访问 |
| I have a phone call to make. I’ ll keep it brief. 我要打个电话，很快的。 |
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| 2 | using only a few words 简短的；简洁的 |
| A brief summary of this article is given here. 这里是这篇文章的简短摘要。 |
| I don’ t want to keep you long, so let me be brief. 我不想打搅你太久，所以我就长话短说吧。 |
| | 2a | not saying much , and so seeming to be rude 沉默寡言的 | | She can be a bit brief but don’ t let that put you off. 她可能有点沉默寡言，但你别因此而扫兴。 | |
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| 3 | not covering much of your body 短而暴露的；暴露身体的 |
| She was wearing the briefest of miniskirts. 她穿着最暴露的超短裙。 |
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| - | in brief
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| 1 | using as few words as possible , and without many details 简言之 | The plan is to change the radio station’ s style: in brief, less talk and more music. 这个计划准备改变广播电台的风格，简言之，少谈话多放音乐。 | |
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| 2 | without many details 简言之 | I only heard the news in brief. 我只听了简明新闻。 | |
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| Words frequently used with brief | | brief 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | encounter, glimpse, interlude, moment, nod, pause, period, stay, visit, word, | 1 | | | |
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