英語字典

brief

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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. 簡短的，簡潔的；短暫的，草率的
  • n. 摘要，簡報；概要，訴書
  • vt. 簡報，摘要；作…的提要
  • n. (Brief)人名；(英)佈裡夫

词源解说

  • 13世紀晚期進入英語，直接源自拉丁語的brevis，意爲短的，低的，小的，淺的。

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    briefless：無人委托訴訟的；沒生意的。
  • adv性質的同根詞
    briefly：短暫地；簡略地；暫時地。
  • n性質的同根詞
    briefing：簡報；作戰指示。
    briefness：簡單；短促。
  • v性質的同根詞
    briefing：概述；作…的摘要（brief的現在分詞）。

用法辨析

    adj. (形容詞)

  • brief的基本意義是“短暫的”,含有“壓縮”的味道。衹用於時間而不用於距離。偶爾用於長度時多含有滑稽可笑的意味。
  • brief還可指內容“簡潔的；簡要的”。

英汉例句

    用作形容詞 (adj.)

    用作定語: ～+ n.

  • She had time to give a brief report.
    她有時間做一個簡短的報告。

    • 用作表語: S+be+～

  • Life is brief.
    人生短暫。

    • S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

  • He's brief of speech.
    他的話簡短扼要。

    • 用作賓語補足語: S+V+O+～

  • He made his speech as brief as possible.
    他使他的發言盡可能簡短。

    • 用作名詞 (n.)

  • To begin with,I'd like to tell in brief the importance of the work.
    首先,我想簡要談談這項工作的重要性。

    • 用作動詞 (v.)

    用作及物動詞: S+～+sb(+on sth)

  • She briefed me on the case.
    她曏我簡要說明了這個案子。

词组短语

    用作形容詞 (adj.)

    ～+名詞

  • brief hope 暫時的希望
  • brief letter of thanks 簡短的感謝信
  • brief note 便條
  • brief resume 簡歷

    • 用作名詞 (n.)

    動詞+～

  • draw up a brief 草擬訴訟要點
  • file a brief 提出訴訟要點,提出辯護

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (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.

专业释义

    法學

  • 辯護狀

    • 計算機科學技術

  • 簡述

    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.
    該文對虛擬實騐室、計算機支持的協同工作(CSCW)進行一些簡述。

  • 簡潔的
  • 簡潔
  • 簡介

    • 宗教學

  • (羅馬教皇的)敕書，教皇通諭，教廷通牒

    • 航空、航天科學技術

  • 簡短的

    • 新聞學與傳播學

  • 簡訊