brief
音标发音
- 英式音标 [briːf]
- 美式音标 [briːf]
- 国际音标 [bri:f]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 簡短的，簡潔的；短暫的，草率的
- n. 摘要，簡報；概要，訴書
- vt. 簡報，摘要；作…的提要
- n. (Brief)人名；(英)佈裡夫
词源解说
- 13世紀晚期進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的brevis，意爲短的，低的，小的，淺的。
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- briefless：無人委托訴訟的；沒生意的。
- adv性質的同根詞
- briefly：短暫地；簡略地；暫時地。
- n性質的同根詞
- briefing：簡報；作戰指示。
- briefness：簡單；短促。
- v性質的同根詞
- briefing：概述；作…的摘要（brief的現在分詞）。
用法辨析
- brief的基本意義是“短暫的”,含有“壓縮”的味道。衹用於時間而不用於距離。偶爾用於長度時多含有滑稽可笑的意味。
- brief還可指內容“簡潔的；簡要的”。
adj. (形容詞)
英汉例句
- She had time to give a brief report.
她有時間做一個簡短的報告。 - Life is brief.
人生短暫。 - He's brief of speech.
他的話簡短扼要。 - He made his speech as brief as possible.
他使他的發言盡可能簡短。 - To begin with,I'd like to tell in brief the importance of the work.
首先,我想簡要談談這項工作的重要性。 - She briefed me on the case.
她曏我簡要說明了這個案子。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ～+ n.
用作表語: S+be+～
S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
用作賓語補足語: S+V+O+～
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動詞 (v.)
用作及物動詞: S+～+sb(+on sth)
词组短语
- brief hope 暫時的希望
- brief letter of thanks 簡短的感謝信
- brief note 便條
- brief resume 簡歷
- draw up a brief 草擬訴訟要點
- file a brief 提出訴訟要點,提出辯護
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+～
英英字典
- (SHORT IN TIME) lasting only a short time or containing few words
- (SHORT IN LENGTH) (of clothes) very short
- to give someone detailed instructions or information
- (SHORT FORM) If something is said in brief, it is said in a very short form, with very few details.
- (UNDERWEAR) a piece of underwear worn by men or women, covering the area between the waist and the tops of the legs
- (INSTRUCTIONS) a set of instructions or information
- (LAWYER) a lawyer who will speak for someone in a court of law
- Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- A brief speech or piece of writing does not contain too many words or details.
- If you are brief, you say what you want to say in as few words as possible.
- You can describe a period of time as brief if you want to emphasize that it is very short.
- Men's or women's underpants can be referred to as briefs.
- If someone briefs you, especially about a piece of work or a serious matter, they give you information that you need before you do it or consider it.
- A brief is a document containing all the information relating to a particular legal case, which is used by a lawyer to defend his or her client in court.
- If someone gives you a brief, they officially give you responsibility and instructions for dealing with a particular thing.
- &rarrsee also briefing
- You can say in brief to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible or to give a summary of what you have just said.
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专业释义
- 辯護狀
- 簡述
In this article,the brief introductions about virtual laboratory and computer supported cooperative work is given,and a new way of thinking about how to study and develop virtual laboratory based on computer supported cooperative work on internet are put forward.
該文對虛擬實騐室、計算機支持的協同工作(CSCW)進行一些簡述。 - 簡潔的
- 簡潔
- 簡介
- (羅馬教皇的)敕書，教皇通諭，教廷通牒
- 簡短的
- 簡訊