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单词 brief
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brief

adjective
 
/briːf/
/briːf/
(comparative briefer, superlative briefest)
Idioms
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  1.  
     lasting only a short time; short
    • a brief visit/meeting/conversation
    • Mozart's life was brief.
    • He said nothing during the brief court appearance.
    • a brief pause/silence
    • Susan and Mary were enjoying a brief moment of solitude.
    • He died after a relatively brief period of suffering.
    Extra Examples
    • Could you make it brief? I've got a meeting in ten minutes.
    • The wait was mercifully brief, little more than an hour.
    • Sean gave a brief glance at the screen.
    • The prime minister is due to make a brief visit to South Korea.
    • There was a brief silence after I made my announcement.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • keep something
    • make something
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2.  
     using few words
    • a brief description/summary/overview
    • Please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly).
    • I will keep my comments brief.
    • Section 1 of the book gives a brief history of Mexico.
    • I made a brief introductory statement and our meeting began.
    Extra Examples
    • I promised to be brief.
    • The diary entries were tantalizingly brief.
    • This necessarily brief account concentrates on two main areas.
    • David gave me a brief summary of what was said at the meeting.
    • He began with a brief introduction.
    • Saunders's lawyer made a brief statement to the press outside the court.
    • The author makes only a brief mention of the role of Japan in this period.
    • The leaflet provides a brief description of the changes to the benefits system.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • keep something
    • make something
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  3. (of clothes) short and not covering much of the body
    • a brief skirt
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc1
    4. see also brevity, briefly
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
Idioms
in brief
  1. in a few words, without details
    • In brief, the meeting was a disaster.
    • Now the rest of the news in brief.

brief

noun
/briːf/
/briːf/
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  1. (British English) the instructions that a person is given explaining what their job is and what their duties are
    • It wasn't part of his brief to speak to the press.
    • I was given the brief of reorganizing the department.
    • to stick to your brief (= to only do what you are asked to do)
    • to prepare/produce a brief for somebody
    Extra Examples
    • He told me to stick to my brief.
    • How the new policy is to be implemented is outside his brief.
    • It's not part of my brief to advise on financial matters.
    • She makes all these points in her brief.
    • a technical brief on food hygiene
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clear
    • detailed
    • thorough
    • …
    verb + brief
    • prepare
    • produce
    • write
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the brief
    • outside somebody’s brief
    • brief on
    • …
    phrases
    • be part of somebody’s brief
    • hold no brief for somebody/​something
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  2. (British English, law) a legal case that is given to a lawyer to argue in court; a piece of work for a barrister
    • Will you accept this brief?
    Topics Law and justicec2
  3. (North American English, law) a written summary of the facts that support one side of a legal case, that will be presented to a court
  4. (British English, informal) a solicitor or a defence lawyer
    • I want to see my brief.
  5. (especially North American English)
    (also briefing British and North American English)
    [countable, uncountable] the detailed instructions or information that are given at such a meeting
    • Officials are pushing for this target to be included in the next presidential brief.
    • We were given daily briefs by the commander.
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
Idioms
hold no brief for somebody/something
  1. (formal) to not support or be in favour of somebody/something
    • I hold no brief for either side in this war.

brief

verb
/briːf/
/briːf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they brief
/briːf/
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he / she / it briefs
/briːfs/
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past simple briefed
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past participle briefed
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-ing form briefing
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
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  1. to give somebody information about something so that they are prepared to deal with it
    • brief somebody I expect to be kept fully briefed at all times.
    • brief somebody on/about something The officer briefed her on what to expect.
    • Each member of my crew took it in turn to brief me on his particular duties.
    • The men have been fully briefed about the intended mission.
    compare debrief
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • fully
    • properly
    • well
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
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  2. brief somebody (to do something) (British English, law) to give a lawyer, especially a barrister, the main facts of a legal case so that it can be argued in courtTopics Law and justicec2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French brief, from Latin brevis ‘short’. The noun is via late Latin breve ‘note, dispatch’, hence ‘an official letter’.
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