英语词汇“brief”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

briefadjective

uk/briːf/us/briːf/

brief adjective (SHORT IN TIME)

B1 lasting only a short time or containing few words:

His acceptance speech was mercifully brief.

I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.

It'll only be a brief visit because we really don't have much time.

After a brief spell/stint in the army, he started working as a teacher.

The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.

used to express how quickly time goes past:

For a few brief weeks we were very happy.

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.

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Short in time

awhile
be short notice idiom
bit
blitz
brevity
dose
ephemeral
evanescent
fit
minute 1
mo
moment
momentarily
momentary
msec
quick
shortish
trice
twinkling
wee hours

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Not saying much

brief adjective (SHORT IN LENGTH)

(of clothes) very short:

She was wearing a fairly brief skirt, as I recall.

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Low, short and shallow

(as) long as your arm idiom
knee-high
long
longish
low
low slung
shallow
short
short
short-range
shortish
shorty
shrimp
squat
stumpy
stunted
sunken
undersized

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Style & appearance of clothes

briefverb

uk/briːf/us/briːf/

[ T ] to give someone detailed instructions or information:

We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.

Compare

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:

On several occasions government officials briefed against their own ministers.

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Teaching in general

CAL
CLIL
clue
clue sb in
drum
engage
homeschool
hothousing
instruction
instructional
popularize
special educational needs
teach
teach sb a lesson idiom
that'll teach sb idiom
tutelage
upskill
upskilling
wean
wean sb on sth

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Praising and applauding

Disapproving & criticizing

briefnoun

uk/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:

"So you didn't enjoy the party much." "In brief, no."

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Not saying much

a man/woman of few words idiom
abrupt
cat
concise
crisp
curt
few
has the cat got your tongue? idiom
laconic
not waste words idiom
pithy
quiet
quietly
reticent
taut
terse
wall
walls have ears idiom
waste
well chosen

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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:

cotton briefs

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Underwear

basque
bloomer
bodice
bodysuit
boxer shorts
drawer
falsies
French knickers
G-string
girdle
jock
slip
string vest
thermal underwear
thong
training bra
uplift
vest
VPL
Y-fronts

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brief noun (INSTRUCTIONS)

[ C ] UK a set of instructions or information:

[ + to infinitive ] It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.

[ C ] specialized law a document or set of documents containing the details about a court case

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Court cases, orders & decisions

actionable
administer
admissible
affidavit
affiliation order
bail
bale
court martial
inadmissible
injunction
judgment
judicature
judicial
plea
remedy
retrial
Rex
ruling
separation
sequester

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brief noun (LAWYER)

UK informal a lawyer who will speak for someone in a court of law :

My brief advised me to plead guilty.

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Lawyers & legal officials

articled
attorney
attorney general
bailiff
bar
coroner
counsel
counsellor
Director of Public Prosecutions
district attorney
draftswoman
I rest my case idiom
KC
marshal
paralegal
probation officer
prosecution
prosecutor
public defender
tribune

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单词	brief
释义	Contents adjective (2) brief (SHORT IN TIME) brief (SHORT IN LENGTH) verb (1) brief (1) noun (4) brief (SHORT FORM) brief (UNDERWEAR) brief (INSTRUCTIONS) brief (LAWYER) Contents adjective (1) brief (SHORT IN TIME) verb (1) brief (GIVE INSTRUCTIONS) Contents noun (2) brief (1) brief (2) verb (3) brief (1) brief (2) brief (3) English American Business briefadjective uk/briːf/us/briːf/ brief adjective (SHORT IN TIME) B1 lasting only a short time or containing few words: His acceptance speech was mercifully brief. I had a brief look at her report before the meeting. It'll only be a brief visit because we really don't have much time. After a brief spell/stint in the army, he started working as a teacher. The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident. used to express how quickly time goes past: For a few brief weeks we were very happy. 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. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Short in time awhile be short notice idiom bit blitz brevity dose ephemeral evanescent fit minute 1 mo moment momentarily momentary msec quick shortish trice twinkling wee hours See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not saying much brief adjective (SHORT IN LENGTH) (of clothes) very short: She was wearing a fairly brief skirt, as I recall. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Low, short and shallow *(as) long as your* arm idiom knee-high long longish low low slung shallow short short short-range shortish shorty shrimp squat stumpy stunted sunken undersized See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Style & appearance of clothes briefverb uk/briːf/us/briːf/ [ T ] to give someone detailed instructions or information: We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail. Compare 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: On several occasions government officials briefed against their own ministers. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Teaching in general CAL CLIL clue clue sb in drum engage homeschool hothousing instruction instructional popularize special educational needs teach teach sb a lesson idiom that'll teach sb idiom tutelage upskill upskilling wean** wean sb on sth See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Praising and applauding Disapproving & criticizing briefnoun uk/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: "So you didn't enjoy the party much." "In brief, no." Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Not saying much a man/woman of few words idiom abrupt cat concise crisp curt few has the cat got your tongue? idiom laconic not waste words idiom pithy quiet quietly reticent taut terse wall walls have ears idiom waste well chosen See more results » 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: cotton briefs Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Underwear basque bloomer bodice bodysuit boxer shorts drawer falsies French knickers G-string girdle jock slip string vest thermal underwear thong training bra uplift vest VPL Y-fronts See more results » brief noun (INSTRUCTIONS) [ C ] UK a set of instructions or information: [ + to infinitive ] It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately. [ C ] specialized law a document or set of documents containing the details about a court case Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Court cases, orders & decisions actionable administer admissible affidavit affiliation order bail bale court martial inadmissible injunction judgment judicature judicial plea remedy retrial Rex ruling separation sequester See more results » brief noun (LAWYER) UK informal a lawyer who will speak for someone in a court of law : My brief advised me to plead guilty. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Lawyers & legal officials articled attorney attorney general bailiff bar coroner counsel counsellor Director of Public Prosecutions district attorney draftswoman I rest my case idiom KC marshal paralegal probation officer prosecution prosecutor public defender tribune See more results » briefadjective [ -er/-est only ] us/brif/ brief adjective [ -er/-est only ] (SHORT IN TIME) lasting only a short time or containing few words: Rory had a brief career as an actor. briefverb [ T ] us/brif/ brief verb [ T ] (GIVE INSTRUCTIONS) to give someone instructions or information about what to do or say: He is briefing the account executives on the new airline accounts. briefnoun [ C ] uk/briːf/us WORKPLACE instructions that explain what someone's work or task is: His brief was to streamline the group's financial services operation. give sb/prepare a brief We have prepared a brief for a full study by a consultant. LAW a document that shows the facts of a legal case that will be argued by a lawyer in a court: to prepare/file/submit a brief See also creative brief design brief watching brief briefverb [ T ] uk/briːf/us to give someone information about something: Managers were touring the US to brief investors on last week's interim results. WORKPLACE to explain someone's work or task to them: It's my job to brief volunteers beforehand and explain what their responsibilities are. LAW to tell a lawyer the facts of a legal case that he or she will argue in court
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briefadjective

brief adjective (SHORT IN TIME)

brief adjective (SHORT IN LENGTH)

briefverb

briefnoun

brief noun (SHORT FORM)

brief noun (UNDERWEAR)

brief noun (INSTRUCTIONS)

brief noun (LAWYER)

briefadjective [ -er/-est only ]

brief adjective [ -er/-est only ] (SHORT IN TIME)

briefverb [ T ]

brief verb [ T ] (GIVE INSTRUCTIONS)

briefnoun [ C ]

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briefverb [ T ]