读音

/ briːf/

释义

• 形容词: 简洁的，简短的。例如: “He gave a brief summary of the report.”
• 名词: 简报，摘要。例如: “The lawyer prepared a detailed brief for the case.”
• 动词: 为…作简报，向…简介。例如: “The expert was briefed on the project before starting work.”

短语

• “in brief” 意为简而言之，简要地。
• “to give someone a brief” 是向某人提供简要信息或指导。

例句

• 形容词: “Please give me a brief overview of the project.”
• 名词: “The attorney studied his client’s legal brief before the trial.”
• 动词: “The new employee was briefly about company policies.”

同义词

• Short
• Concise
• Briefly
• Compact
• Pithy