| 单词 | brief |
| 释义 | brief nounreport; instructions报告；指令adjective | verb + brief | preposition | phrases adjective➤clear, detailed, thorough (name) 清晰的简短命令；详细的指示；全面的简报➤daily (name) 日常简报➤news (name) 简要新闻▸➤court, legal, planning (bre) 法庭辩护状；案情摘要；规划纲要➤intelligence, mission (name) 情报简报；任务指令➤presidential (name) 总统指示verb + brief➤prepare, produce, write写工作简报➤give传达简短命令◆we were given daily briefs by the commander. (name) 指挥官向我们下达了日常工作指令。◆i was given the brief of reorganizing the department. (bre) 我接到指令改组该部门。➤stick to (bre) 仅做分内的事◆he told me to stick to my brief (= do only what i was asked).他告诉我做好自己分内的事情。preposition➤in a/the brief在工作简报中◆she makes all these points in her brief.她在工作简报中列出了所有这些要点。➤outside sb's brief (bre) 不属于某人的任务◆how the new policy is to be implemented is outside his brief.如何推行这项新政不属于他的工作。➤brief on有关⋯的指令◆a technical brief on food hygiene有关食品卫生的技术指示phrases➤be part of sb's brief (bre) 是某人分内的事◆it's not part of my brief to advise on financial matters.对财务问题提出建议不是我工作范围内的事。➤hold no brief for sb/sth (bre) 不赞同⋯◆i hold no brief for either side in this conflict.在这场冲突中，我哪一方都不支持。brief verbadverb | preposition adverb➤fully, properly, well详尽地指示；准确地介绍preposition➤about作关于⋯的指示◆the men have been fully briefed about the intended mission.有关要执行的任务，士兵们已经得到很详尽的指示。➤on作关于⋯的介绍◆each member of my crew took turns to brief me on his particular duties.我机组中的所有组员轮流向我介绍了他们各自的职责。brief adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be简明扼要◆i promised to be brief.我保证会长话短说。➤keep sth, make sth使⋯简明扼要◆could you make it brief? i have a meeting in ten minutes.你能简短点儿吗？我 10 分钟后有个会。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常简短▸➤comparatively, relatively相对简短▸➤necessarily必须要简短◆this necessarily brief account concentrates on two main areas.这个不得不简短的报道集中描述了两个主要领域。➤mercifully幸而短暂◆the wait was mercifully brief, little more than an hour.幸好等待的时间很短，不过一个小时多一点儿。➤tantalizingly简短得令人着迷◆the diary entries were tantalizingly brief.条条日记都很简短，激起了人们的好奇。brief /briːf/ noun [countable] 1.the instructions that a person is given explaining what their job is and what their duties are 任务简介；指示◆i was given the brief of reorganizing the department. 我接到重组那个部门的指示。◆a design brief for a new product 新产品的设计简介◆we've prepared a brief for the architect. 我们为建筑师准备了一份简介。◆to stick to your brief (= to do only what you are asked to do) 只做份内的事⨁ to give sb a brief给某人指示 ⨁ to prepare / produce / write a brief (for sb)给（某人）准备／制订／撰写指示 (law 法律) (bre) a legal case that is given to a lawyer to argue in court; a piece of work for a barrister （向辩护律师提供的）案情摘要，诉讼要点；委托辩护◆preparing a brief for counsel (= the lawyer who will represent sb in court) 为辩护律师准备一份诉讼要点⨁ to accept / prepare a brief接受／准备委托辩护 (law 法律) (name) a written summary of the facts supporting one side of a legal case, that will be presented to a court 辩护状◆the organization has filed a brief with the indiana supreme court. 这机构已向印第安纳州最高法院提交了辩护状。⨁ to file / submit a brief呈交／递交辩护状 watching brief brief /briːf/ verb [transitive] 1.to give sb information about sth or instructions to do a particular job 向（某人）介绍情况；给（某人）指示◆the director has been briefed on what questions to expect. 已向董事介绍了可能被问到的问题。 (law 法律) (bre) to give a lawyer, especially a barrister , the main facts of a legal case so that it can be argued in a court 向（辩护律师）提供案情摘要☞ brief☞ brief brief /briːf/ (especially written) lasting for only a short time短时间的；短暂的◆the prime minister is due to make a brief visit to south korea.总理预定去韩国作短期访问。◆sean gave a brief glance at the screen.肖恩朝屏幕瞥了一眼。◆there was a brief silence after i made my announcement.我发布完公告之后，出现了短暂的沉默。◆mozart's life was brief.莫扎特英年早逝。 opp long → long adj. ▸ briefly adverb◆he had spoken to emma only briefly.他和埃玛只是简短地说了几句话。note 辨析 short or brief? short is used more often than brief in informal and spoken english. * short 比 brief 更常用于非正式英语和口语中◆i'm going to france for a brief break. ◆the dutch prime minister is making a short / brief visit.荷兰总理正在进行短暂访问。 short, but not brief is used to describe books, lists, projects, etc. that take only a short time to read/deal with/complete. brief is used more frequently than short to describe a look, glance, glimpse, smile or sigh.当指涉的对象是书、清单、项目等，表示不须多花时间便能完成时，要用 short 而非 brief ；在形容 look、glance、glimpse、smile 或 sigh 时，更常用 brief 而非 short。 briefusing few words简洁的；简短的◆the author makes only a brief mention of the role of japan in this period.作者提到日本在这一时期的角色时只是简略带过。◆please be brief (= say what you want to say quickly).请简明扼要。◆now the rest of the news in brief.现在简要报道其他新闻。▸ briefly adverb◆briefly, the argument is as follows...简言之，论据如下⋯note 辨析 short or brief?in many cases you can use either word.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆a short / brief account / version / description / summary / statement / answer简短的叙述／版本／描写／总结／声明／回答 brief is often used when you are talking about speech rather than writing. * brief 常用来形容言语而非文字◆please be short... however, although a mention is usually brief whether in speech or writing, an answer is more likely to be short, even if it is spoken.然而，无论是口头提及还是文字写到，mention 通常都用 brief 来形容。answer 则更常用 short 来形容，即使指的是口头回答。 brief /briːf/ [transitive] (rather formal) to give sb information about sth so that they are prepared to deal with it向（某人）介绍情况◆the officer briefed her on what to expect.那名官员向她告知可能遇到的情况。◆i expect to be kept fully briefed at all times.我希望随时向我报告所有情况。brief¹/bri:f ||; brif/adj short or quick 简短的；短促的: ◇a brief description 简短的描述◇please be brief. we don't have much time. 请你大略说说吧，我们时间不多。 ☞noun brevity 名词为 brevity in brief using only a few words 简言之: ◇in brief, the meeting was a disaster. 简言之，这次会议是个大失败。 brief²/bri:f ||; brif/noun [c] instructions or information about a job or task 工作指示；任务提示: ◇he was given the brief of improving the image of the organization. 他接到改善这机构形象的指示。 brief³/bri:f ||; brif/verb [t] to give sb information or instructions about sth 介绍情况；给予指示: ◇the minister has been fully briefed on what questions to expect. 部长已获得充分的汇报，知道将要回答什么问题。 briefsee ⇨ instructions 1 ⇨ short 2,10 ⇨ tell 3 • • •• ⇨ a short/brief space of time• ⇨ be brief☞ brief¹☞ brief²☞ brief³ |
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