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brief
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英 [briːf]

adj.短时间的;短暂的;简短的;简洁的;简明的;短的;暴露的;唐突的;无礼的;粗暴的;

n.指令;指示;(律师的)诉讼摘要,辩论摘要,案情摘要;律师;(尤指)出庭律师;摘要;概要;(辩论时记录要点的)摘记,便条;(天主教的)教皇通谕,教廷通牒;

vt.向…介绍基本情况;为…简明介绍信息;给…下达指令;向…布置任务;向…提供诉讼摘要(或辩护摘要、案情摘要);委聘…为辩护律师;概述;作…的提要;

双语例句
  • He let out a brief cackle.

    他发出短暂的咯咯声。

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  • Mozart's life was brief.

    莫扎特的一生很短暂。

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  • This is a brief outline of the events.

    这就是事件的简要情况。

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  • There was only time for a brief exchange.

    只有简短的交谈时间。

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  • She once made a brief appearance on television.

    她曾在电视上短暂露面。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • What follows is a brief summary of the process.

    接下来是对该过程的一个简短总结。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • After a brief rally the shares returned to $2.15.

    短暂的反弹之后,股票回到了$2.15。

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  • The operation itself is a brief, painless procedure.

    手术本身是一个短暂、无痛的过程。

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  • For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.

    每本书都附有一个该书的简短提要。

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  • This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water.

    这是一次短暂的停车以上客和装水。

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  • He made a brief, unexpected appearance at the office.

    他在办公室短暂、出人意料地露了一面。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • A guide gives a brief talk on the history of the site.

    一位导游就这个遗址的历史作了一次简要的讲述。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The letter was brief, and couched in very polite terms.

    这封信内容简短,措辞特别客气。

    《牛津词典》
  • She claims she had a brief fling with him 30 years ago.

    她声称30年前曾跟他有过一段短暂的风流韵事。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • I can give you a brief rundown on each of the applicants.

    我可以给你简单介绍一下每名申请人的情况。

    《牛津词典》
  • A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes.

    就当前而言,几句简短的话已经足够了。

    《牛津词典》
  • A brief, handwritten postscript lay beneath his signature.

    一段简短的手写体附言位于他的签名下方。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • With a brief, almost peremptory gesture he pointed to a chair.

    用一个简短、近乎霸道的手势他指向一张椅子。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • After a couple of brief instrumentals, he puts his guitar down.

    演奏了几首简短的器乐曲之后,他放下了吉他。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • We were given a brief demonstration of the computer's functions.

    有人向我们简短演示了这种计算机的各种功能。

    《牛津词典》
  • Apart from a brief interlude of peace, the war lasted nine years.

    除了一段短暂的和平,那场战争持续了九年。

    《牛津词典》
  • They are a priceless record of a brief period in Colorado history.

    它们是科罗拉多历史上一段短暂时期的宝贵记录。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • In a brief statement, he concentrated entirely on international affairs.

    在一个简短的陈述中,他完全集中在了国际事务上。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • The Seattle Times publishes brief announcements of religious events every Saturday.

    《西雅图时报》每周六刊登简短的宗教活动通告。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • She performed a brief mime.

    她表演了一小段哑剧。

    《牛津词典》
  • He gave her a brief, brotherly kiss.

    他给了她短促、兄弟般的一吻。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • Sleep came to him in brief snatches.

    他时睡时醒。

    《牛津词典》
  • I want to see my brief.

    我想见我的律师。

    《牛津词典》
  • In brief, the meeting was a disaster.

    总之,那会议糟透了。

    《牛津词典》
  • Now please be brief – my time is valuable.

    现在请长话短说–我的时间很宝贵。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
短语搭配
  • in brief

    简言之

  • brief introduction

    简介;简短介绍

  • brief description

    简要说明;简介

  • to be brief

    简言之

  • take a brief

    (指律师)接手案件

  • brief survey

    简短的调查;简单的调查

近义词
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
同义词辨析

brief, concise, compact

这些形容词均有\简短的,简洁的\之意。

  • brief : 指语言文学简明扼要,短小精悍,也用于指时间意义很强的短暂的过程。

  • concise : 书面用词,可与brief换用,指语言文学言简意赅,无多余的话。

  • compact : 指为了方便把某物压缩到最小程度,也指紧凑、简洁的文体。

考纲分布

6年出现 3

重要程度
  • 100%

    adj/n/v 简洁的; 简报; 简要介绍

考纲释义
  • adj/n/v. 简洁的; 简报; 简要介绍

    英文释义:

    concise in expression; using few words

    真题例句:

    • In the book A Brief History of Time, the famous British professor Dr. Hawking describes his theory of black holes.

      在《时间简史》一书中,英国著名教授霍金博士介绍了他的黑洞理论。

      [2018年 新疆乌鲁木齐卷 词汇]
必考短语
考纲分布

12年出现 4

重要程度
  • 75%

    adj 短暂的

  • 25%

    adj/n/v 简洁的; 简报; 陈述

考纲释义
  • adj. 短暂的

    英文释义:

    of short duration

    真题例句:

    • Fortunately, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to leave.

      幸运的是,在医院呆了一段时间后,Ben已经康复,可以出院了。

      [2018年 全国卷2 完形填空]
    • This brief visit with Mother Nature cost me two days off from work.

      这次对大自然的短暂探访,让我休了两天假。

      [2017年 全国卷1 阅读理解]
  • adj/n/v. 简洁的; 简报; 陈述

    英文释义:

    concise in expression; using few words

    真题例句:

    • We shared the brief that if you're fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back.

      我们有个共识,那就是如果你有幸成功了,你应该回馈社会。

      [2017年 全国卷2 阅读理解]
必考短语
  • in brief

    总之;简明地;简而言之

单词辨析
  • brief指语言文学简明扼要,短小精悍,也用于指时间意义很强的短暂的过程。

  • compact指为了方便把某物压缩到最小程度,也指紧凑、简洁的文体。

  • concise书面用词,可与 brief 换用,指语言文学言简意赅,无多余的话。

真题例句
  • Fortunately, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to leave and later the family met up for dinner.

    2018年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文
  • The professor doesn't remember the comments he or she wrote on your individual piece of work, though he or she will be able to recall them after just a brief glance at your work.

    2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 主旨概括 原文
  • This brief visit with mother nature cost me two days off from work, recovering from a bad case of sunburn and the doctor's bill for my son's food poisoning.

    2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 原文
  • We shared the brief that if you're fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back - he with his newman's own food and his hole in the wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with sundance and the institute and the festival.

    2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
  • Write another email as swiftly as you can and send it with a brief explaining that this is the correct version and the previous version should be ignored.

    2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
考纲分布

12年出现 9

重要程度
  • 89%

    adj/n/v 简洁的; 简报; 陈述; 简要介绍

  • 11%

    adj 短暂的

考纲释义
  • adj/n/v. 简洁的; 简报; 陈述; 简要介绍

    英文释义:

    concise in expression; using few words

    真题例句:

    • Before starting the tour, let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building.

      在开始参观之前,让我简单介绍一下这座令人惊叹的建筑的设计。

      [2021年 CET4 听力]
    • After brief speeches, Scott's name was called, only Scott's name.

      简短的演讲过后,斯科特的名字被点到了,且只有他一人被点到。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
  • adj. 短暂的

    英文释义:

    of short duration

    真题例句:

    • This is in response to rising air pollution that made Paris the most polluted city in the world for a brief time.

      这是为了应对日益严重的空气污染,巴黎曾一度成为世界上污染最严重的城市。

      [2020年 CET4 听力]
必考派生词
  • brieflyadv. 短暂地;简单地;简短地;暂时地

单词辨析
  • brief指语言文学简明扼要,短小精悍,也用于指时间意义很强的短暂的过程。

  • compact指为了方便把某物压缩到最小程度,也指紧凑、简洁的文体。

  • concise书面用词,可与 brief 换用,指语言文学言简意赅,无多余的话。

真题例句
  • She'd wake up early, turn on her laptop and chat on Internet dating sites and instant-messaging programs – leaving her bed for only brief intervals.

    出自-2010年6月阅读原文
  • Make a brief self-introduction on the phone.

    出自-2013年6月听力原文
考纲分布

12年出现 13

重要程度
  • 85%

    adj/n/v 简洁的; 简报; 陈述; 简要介绍

  • 15%

    adj 短暂的

  • 0%

    n/v 指示; 命令

考纲释义
  • adj/n/v. 简洁的; 简报; 陈述; 简要介绍

    英文释义:

    concise in expression; using few words

    真题例句:

    • You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China's achievements in higher education.

      你应该以对图表的简要描述和对中国高等教育成就的评论开始你的论文。

      [2021年 CET6 写作]
    • You should start your essay with a brief description of the chart and comment on China's achievements in poverty alleviation.

      你应该以图表的简要说明和对中国扶贫成就的评论开始你的文章。

      [2021年 CET6 写作]
    • You should start your essay with a brief description of the graph and comment on China's achievements in urbanization.

      你应该以图表的简要说明和对中国城市化成就的评论开始你的文章。

      [2021年 CET6 写作]
  • adj. 短暂的

    英文释义:

    of short duration

    真题例句:

    • Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian.

      然而,大多数“大游客”(Grand Tourist)在这里停留的时间较短,出发时也没有什么学术意图,他们会有老师或监护人陪同。

      [2017年 CET6 阅读理解]
  • n/v. 指示; 命令

    英文释义:

    a set of instructions given to a person about a job or task

必考派生词
  • brieflyadv. 短暂地;简单地;简短地;暂时地

单词辨析
  • brief指语言文学简明扼要, 短小精悍, 也用于指时间意义很强的短暂的过程。

  • compact指为了方便把某物压缩到最小程度, 也指紧凑、简洁的文体。

  • concise书面用词, 可与 brief 换用, 指语言文学言简意赅, 无多余的话。

真题例句
  • Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture formed by exposure to great masterpieces.

    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Professor Henderson, could you give us a brief overview of what you do, where you work and your main area of research? I have many Business English students.

    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • In one of the study's experiments, subjects were given a brief description of a man from Chicago with the last name Williams.

    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • The client company generallygives the advertising agency an agreed budget, a statement of theobjective of the advertising campaign known as a brief and an overall advertising strategy concerning the message to be communicated to the target customers.

    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • By the 1950s, most schools required a brief personal statement of why the student had chosen to apply to one school over another.

    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • But there is also time for brief diversions onto bizarre ground, such as a discussion of the skyscraper index (which holds that a boom in skyscraper construction is a foolproof sign of an imminent recessio.

    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • When those were finished, she concluded the session with a brief restatement of how the new system would improve security and peace of mind in the municipal building.

    出自-2012年12月听力原文
  • But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable \ suborbital \ flights — brief ventures just to the edge of space's vast darkness.

    2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • For a brief moment during that stage of its life cycle, the tongue consists of two tiny half-tubes before merging into one.

    2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • I'll start with a brief review of the reasons for the change that we really need to make a clean break to restart growth.

    2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • Professor Henderson, could you give us a brief overview of what you do, where you work and your main area of research?

    2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
考纲分布

18年出现 9

重要程度
  • 67%

    adj 短暂的

  • 33%

    adj/n/v 简洁的; 简报; 陈述; 简要介绍

  • 0%

    n 案情摘要; 辩护状

考纲释义
  • adj. 短暂的

    英文释义:

    of short duration

    真题例句:

    • Eye fixations are brief.

      目光注视是短暂的。

      [2020年 英语一 阅读理解B]
    • The hormone oxytocin increased the amount of eye contact from men toward the interviewer during a brief interview.

      在一次简短的采访中,催产素会增加男性对采访者的眼神交流。

      [2020年 英语一 阅读理解B]
    • In this brief period we may trace the beginning, growth, blossoming, and decay of many kinds of plays, and of many great careers.

      在这个短暂的时期里,我们可以追溯许多种类的戏剧和许多伟大事业的开始、发展、繁荣和衰落。

      [2018年 英语一 翻译]
  • adj/n/v. 简洁的; 简报; 陈述; 简要介绍

    英文释义:

    concise in expression; using few words

    真题例句:

    • To be brief.

      简而言之。

      [2020年 英语一 完型填空]
    • One that is problem-oriented and publishing elsewhere, such as policy briefs.

      另一个是面向问题并在其他地方发表,如政策简报。

      [2013年 英语一 阅读理解B]
  • n. 案情摘要; 辩护状

    真题例句:

    • In October the Department of Justice filed a brief in the Myriad case.

      今年10月,美国司法部就麦利亚德案提交了一份简报。

      [2012年 英语二 阅读理解A]
必考短语
必考派生词
  • brieflyadv. 短暂地;简单地;简短地;暂时地

真题例句
  • It could be that we are evolving two communities of social scientists: one that is discipline-oriented and publishing in highly specialized journals, and one that is problem-oriented and publishing elsewhere, such as policy briefs.

    出自-2013年考研阅读原文
  • The development of the Elizabethan drama for the next twenty-five years is of exceptional interest to students of literary history, for in this brief period we may trace the beginning, growth, blossoming, and decay of many kinds of plays, and of many great careers.

    出自-2018年考研翻译原文
  • In October the Department of Justice filed a brief in the Myriad case, arguing that an isolated DNA molecule \is no less a product of nature... than are cotton fibres that have been separated from cotton seeds.\

    2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
  • Neuroscientist Bonnie Augeung found that the hormone oxytocin increased the amount of eye contact from men toward the interviewer during a brief interview when the direction of their gaze was recorded.

    2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ