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单词 brief
释义 brief¹ /briːf/ adj.
1.(short)+ appearance, stay, visit短时间的;短暂的

She once made a brief appearance on television.她曾经在电视上露过脸。

This time their visit is brief.他们这次拜访只是小坐了片刻。

2.(concise)+ description, note, statement简短的;简洁的;简明的
a brief statement简短的声明

He gave a brief description of the man.他简要地介绍了一下那名男子。

to be brief简单点说;简而言之;长话短说

I hope to be brief and to the point.我希望能做到简明扼要。

3.(scanty)+ dress, nightie, skirt短的;暴露的
a brief bikini暴露的比基尼泳装
4.(brusque)唐突的;无礼的;粗暴的
to be brief with sb唐突无礼地对待某人

The professor was very brief with me this morning.今天早上教授对我很不客气。

brief² /briːf/ n.
1.(instructions)指令;指示

I was given the brief of developing a new system.我奉命开发新系统。

with a brief to do sth受命做某事;肩负做某事的任务

customs officials with a brief to stop porn coming into Britain受命阻止色情作品流入英国的海关关员

2.(for barrister)(律师的)诉讼摘要, 辩论摘要, 案情摘要
3.<英,俚>(lawyer)律师;(尤指)出庭律师

I'm not saying a word until my brief gets here.在我的律师来到这里之前我是一个字都不会说的。

The jury believed his brief and he got off.陪审团采信了他出庭律师的辩护, 他因此逃脱了惩罚。

4.(abstract)摘要;概要

The minister looked again at her brief before rising to answer the question.部长在起身回答问题之前又看了一眼她的摘要。

5.(in debate)(辩论时记录要点的)摘记, 便条
6.(from Pope)(天主教的)教皇通谕, 教廷通牒
idiom
to hold no brief for sth不支持某事;不赞同某事

Don't get me wrong. I hold no brief for protectionism.不要误解我的意思, 我并不赞同贸易保护主义。

in brief
(in summary form)简要地;以简明扼要的形式

and now, sport in brief现在播报体育简讯

the news in brief短讯;新闻提要

(in short)简言之;一言以蔽之

In brief, take no risks.总之, 不要冒险。

brief³ /briːf/ vt.
1.(inform)向…介绍基本情况;为…简明介绍信息

A Defense Department spokesman briefed reporters.一位国防部发言人向记者简要通报了情况。

The Prime Minister has been briefed by her parliamentary aides.首相已经从她的国会助手那里听取了基本情况。

to brief sb about sthorto brief sb on sth为某人介绍某事的基本情况;向某人简要介绍某事的信息

They had been well briefed about the economic situation.他们对经济形势已经有了基本的了解。

Someone will brief you on the dispute on the way to the airport.去机场的路上会有人为你简要介绍纠纷的情况。

2.(instruct)给…下达指令;向…布置任务
to brief sb to do sth给某人下达做某事的指令;向某人布置做某事的任务

We had been briefed to look out for potential sites.我们奉命寻找备选地段。

They appointed a new business manager and briefed her to work on community projects.他们任命了一位新的业务经理, 并指派她负责社区项目的工作。

3.(give details of case to)+ barrister向…提供诉讼摘要(或辩护摘要、案情摘要)
4.(retain)+ barrister委聘…为辩护律师
5.(summarize)概述;作…的提要
Phrasal Verbbrief against
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