a brief visit/meeting/conversation
短时间的访问╱会议╱交谈
a brief pause/silence
暂时停顿╱沉默
Mozart's life was brief.
莫扎特的一生很短暂。
a brief description/summary/account
简明扼要的描述╱总结╱叙述
Please be brief(= say what you want to say quickly) .
请简明扼要。
a brief skirt
超短裙
In brief, the meeting was a disaster.
总之，那会议糟透了。
Now the rest of the news in brief.
现在简要报道其他新闻。
In brief, the meeting was a disaster.
总之，那会议糟透了。
Now the rest of the news in brief.
现在简要报道其他新闻。
It wasn't part of his brief to speak to the press.
交付他的任务不包括向新闻界发言。
I was given the brief of reorganizing the department.
我被分派去改组这个部门。
to stick to your brief(= to only do what you are asked to do)
仅做分内的事
to prepare/produce a brief for sb
给某人准备╱制订指示
I want to see my brief.
我想见我的律师。
I hold no brief for either side in this war.
这次战争的双方我都不支持。
I hold no brief for either side in this war.
这次战争的双方我都不支持。
I expect to be kept fully briefed at all times.
我希望随时向我报告所有情况。
The officer briefed her on what to expect.
军官简要向她说了一下可能遇到的情况。
1.(时间)短暂的
2.(文体的)简洁的
3.(答复等)简短的
1.概要,摘要;短文
2.【法】诉讼事实摘要,诉讼事件;(律师的)辩护状
3.(攻击开始前给飞行员等的)指令,简短命令
4.紧身裤,三角裤
5.〈废〉信件
6.(罗马教皇的)敕书
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1.概要,摘要;短文
2.【法】诉讼事实摘要,诉讼事件;(律师的)辩护状
3.(攻击开始前给飞行员等的)指令,简短命令
4.紧身裤,三角裤
5.〈废〉信件
6.(罗马教皇的)敕书
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1.节略,作...的摘要[提要]
2.〈英〉向(律师)陈述诉讼事实摘要;委托...作辩护律师
3.向...下达简令;对(飞行员等)作最后指示;对...事先作简要指点
1.lasting only for a short time
2.using only a few words; not saying much, and so seeming to be rude
3.not covering much of your body
1.a short written account of something
2.a document giving the facts of a legal case
3.official instructions to do a job, saying how it should be done
1.to give someone information about a situation, especially officially
1.Andhis knack for making big news out of his "fun" brief at a time ofrecession and war speaks to his political skill.
而他在经济衰退，战争频发的年代从“娱乐”工作干出大事业的本事亦证明了他的政治手腕。
2.The resume gibs a brief review of your work experience and education in a way that is factual and easy to read.
在简历中，你要实事求是地简单回顾一下你的工作经历和教育经历，要写得简洁明了，方便阅读。
3.In brief, he sacrificed a portion of his time to win his way into their good graces. All he wanted was peace and quiet.
总之，他牺牲了一部分的时间去讨她们的欢心，只是为了想过几天安静的生活。
4.A note is a kind of letter. Brief content is its characteristic. It is often used as a temporary inquiry, note, notice, and request, etc.
便条也是书信的一种形式。其特点在于内容简短，用于临时性的询问、留言、通知、要求等。
5.The money withheld from the employee's paycheck may be kept in the company's checking account for a brief time until the payment is due.
从雇员薪水中扣留的资金会在公司经常帐户保留较短的一段时间直到支付到期。
6.There was a brief pause in her intense monologue. He shyly took it as a cue for a conversation entry.
就在这短暂的停顿时刻，她丈夫胆怯地趁此开始谈话。
7.He could then hire a coach, and brief him or her to change the mindset of his direct subordinates on a one-to-one basis.
那么他就有可能聘请一位教练，要求教练以一对一的形式改变直接下属的思维方式。
8.As for what the men felt, that is far harder to say, since feelings can only be expressed during the moment of their brief existence.
至于的男人感到，难以说，因为感情只能被表达在他们短暂的时刻存在。
9.This article provides a brief historical overview of the major means used for vascular access since the start of chronic hemodialysis.
本文提供了一个简单的历史概况的主要手段用于血管通路开始以来维持性血液透析。
10.So when a friend called to ask if I would like to cycle home from Switzerland with him, my hesitation was brief.
所以，当一位朋友打电话问我，是否愿意和他一起从瑞士骑自行车回家，我稍微迟疑了一下就答应了。