【brief】 - AEAS备考词汇

brief

UK:  [briːf]

US:  [brif]

比较级：briefer  最高级：briefest  复数：briefs  过去分词：briefed  现在分词：briefing  

adj.

1.简单的,简短,紧凑的,篇幅不长,简明扼要

2.简短;短暂的

3.(答复等)简短的

4.简明的

5.(文体的)简洁的

6.短暂的;短短;短期;短命;匆匆

7.(时间)短暂的

8.淡淡

9.稍微

10.昙花一现的

n.

1.(攻击开始前给飞行员等的)指令,简短命令

2.简报

3.概要,摘要;短文

4.辩护状,案情摘要

5.指示,说明

6.紧身裤,三角裤

7.〔废语〕信件

8.(罗马教皇的)敕书

9.【法律】诉讼事实摘要,诉讼事件;(律师的)辩护状

10.【戏剧】〔英国〕免费入场券

v.

1.向…下达简令;对(飞行员等)作最后指示;对…事先作简要指点

2.简要指示;节录

3.简单介绍,概括地告诉;介绍情况

4.节略,作…的摘要[提要]

5.〔英国〕向(律师)陈述诉讼事实摘要;委托…作辩护律师

6.谈;汇报;讲清楚

7.接到训令

8.吹风

1 . The Board has also had a brief discussion on the question of proxy voting by the Government as a minority shareholder.
董事局亦有简单讨论过政府作为小股东如何投票的问题。

2 . If I can choose, I will use the rest of my life with you for a brief encounter with life, full of happiness, and then vanish do not see.
如果我可以选择，我愿意再用我余生的时光换一场与你的短暂相遇，携一生幸福满满，然后转瞬消失不见。

3 . Well, after a brief burst of virtue (relative at least to years of mindless splurging), Western savings ratios are creeping lower again.
唉，在经历了短暂的浪子回头后（至少相对于以往多年没心没肺的大肆挥霍），西方国家的储蓄率又再度缓慢下行。

4 . He said he had had a brief panic about the mortgage and school fees but otherwise was really rather cheerful.
他说，开始他对偿还抵押贷款和学费感到短暂的恐慌，但除此之外实际上感到相当愉快。

5 . In a brief statement Thursday, President Bush said he had "reluctantly" accepted Ms. Miers' decision to withdraw.
布什总统在星期四发布的一个简短声明中说，他“不情愿”地接受了迈尔斯退出的决定。