He had spoken to Emma only briefly .
他和埃玛只讲了短短的几句话。
Briefly, the argument is as follows…
简言之，理由如下…
Let me tell you briefly what happened.
我来大致给你讲一下发生的事情吧。
1.简短地,简单地,简略地
1.in a way that does not take much time or give many details; used when you are about to say something without many details
2.for a short time
1.We spoke briefly to United when the Spurs deal appeared to be unravelling, but White Hart Lane was always my first choice.
我没怎么跟曼联谈过，当时和热刺的交易差不多成了。但白鹿巷总是我的第一选择。
2.He did not omit to avail himself of the opportunity, cautiously and briefly: too cautiously to betray his presence by the slightest noise.
他没有错过这个机会，谨慎而且迅速；谨慎得一点声音都没有，免得让人知道他来了。
3.In fact, on some parts of Mercury's surface, it is even possible to see the Sun briefly reverse its course in the sky.
事实上在水星表面某些部分还能看见太阳会短暂的在天空逆向运动。
4.This article briefly introduced the characteristic of the electronic magazine, and its to be a way of popular science.
简要介绍了电子杂志的特点，以及其可用作科普教育的一种方式的优越性。
5.To talk just a little is better than to chatter non-stop all day long. Stick to the facts and speak briefly; don.
讲话不可太多，言多必失。要讲得恰当，要实事求是，不可花言巧语。
6.He said he entered economics at the urging of his father, after toying briefly with philosophy.
他说曾一度对哲学着迷，后来在父亲的劝说下选择了经济学。
7.Serena briefly had a black LG Venus during the first part of the second season, but she quickly replaced it with a Samsung cell phone.
Serena在第二季开头基本上用的都是LG的爱神手机，不过接着她就换了款三星的。
8.That may have distracted American investors briefly; once they realise how much is at stake in Italy, it will not help.
这会暂时分散美国投资者的注意力，但是一旦他们意识到意大利这边的风险有多少的时候，一切都于事无补了。
9.It was generally acknowledged that it was good to be reflective, at least briefly.
大家所公认的是，能够反省，即使是片刻都是好的。
10.Before I leave let me also briefly address the events that have taken place over the last few days in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
在离开以前，我还要简单说一下这几天在伊朗伊斯兰共和国发生的事件。