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. 简短的，简洁的；短暂的，草率的
• n. 摘要，简报；概要，诉书
• vt. 简报，摘要；作…的提要
• n. (Brief)人名；(英)布里夫

词源解说

• 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的brevis，意为短的，低的，小的，浅的。

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  briefless：无人委托诉讼的；没生意的。

• adv性质的同根词

  briefly：短暂地；简略地；暂时地。

• n性质的同根词

  briefing：简报；作战指示。

  briefness：简单；短促。

• v性质的同根词

  briefing：概述；作…的摘要（brief的现在分词）。

• brief相关词

用法辨析

adj. (形容词)

• brief的基本意义是“短暂的”,含有“压缩”的味道。只用于时间而不用于距离。偶尔用于长度时多含有滑稽可笑的意味。
• brief还可指内容“简洁的；简要的”。

• brief使用方法
• brief详细辨析

英汉例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

• She had time to give a brief report.
  她有时间做一个简短的报告。

用作表语: S+be+～

• Life is brief.
  人生短暂。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He's brief of speech.
  他的话简短扼要。

用作宾语补足语: S+V+O+～

• He made his speech as brief as possible.
  他使他的发言尽可能简短。

用作名词 (n.)

• To begin with,I'd like to tell in brief the importance of the work.
  首先,我想简要谈谈这项工作的重要性。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+sb(+on sth)

• She briefed me on the case.
  她向我简要说明了这个案子。

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词组短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• brief hope 暂时的希望
• brief letter of thanks 简短的感谢信
• brief note 便条
• brief resume 简历

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• draw up a brief 草拟诉讼要点
• file a brief 提出诉讼要点,提出辩护

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (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

柯林斯英英字典

• 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.

• brief剑桥字典
• brief柯林斯字典

专业释义

法学

• 辩护状

计算机科学技术

• 简述

  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.
  该文对虚拟实验室、计算机支持的协同工作(CSCW)进行一些简述。

• 简洁的
• 简洁
• 简介

宗教学

• (罗马教皇的)敕书，教皇通谕，教廷通牒

航空、航天科学技术

• 简短的

新闻学与传播学

• 简讯