请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 briefly
释义 brief·ly
adverb
Etymology: Middle English brefly, from bref + -ly
1.
 a. : in a brief way
  < an attempt has been made to survey briefly the main aspects of this vast … subject — W.H.Dowdeswell >
 b. : in brief
  < the procedure adopted consisted briefly of selecting … parent trees based on reliability of cropping, yield records, and fruit quality — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
2. : for a short time
 < she was briefly associated with the Civil Service Commission — Current Biography >
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/5 11:26:38