定义
brief: 简短的的,简要的
I'll keep this brief. 我会长话短说。
to brief (someone) on (a situation): (向某人)简要说明(某种情况)
to be well briefed 十分清楚
a brief: 简介
Pronunciation examples
UK: I'll keep this brief.
US: Bruno briefed Brian on the new proposal.
- "A brief Q+A session will follow the press conference."
- "I'll be brief, as we're both busy people: You are the father of my child."
- "Here is my assessment of your issues following our brief encounter."
- "You will introduce yourself, and give a brief description of your role in your corporation."
- "Here's what we'll do: I'll send you a brief of what we're looking for, then you can work on a tune, and we'll meet in 24 hours to review it."
- "Susie, I want you to brief some graphic designers."
- "Before we begin, let us observe a brief moment of silence in the honour of her majesty the queen of England."
- "Further to our conversation, here is a brief summary of the current policy you hold with Ouch Insurance."
- "So if you can just write me a brief, and I emphasize the word "brief", summary of your work day, I'll pick it up when I return."
- "Here is a brief sampling of dreams from our lists"