brief的意思|brief的解释-里氏词典

brief [brif]

n. 摘要, 简报

a. 简短的, 短暂的

vt. 对...作简报, 摘要, 节录

[法] 摘要, 训令, 答辩状

Please be brief because I am in a hurry.
我有急事，请长话短说。
He drew up a brief for his speech.
他起草了一份讲话的概要。
The Air Commodore briefed the bomber crew on their dangerous mission.
空军准将向轰炸机机组下达执行危险任务的各项指示。

brief

[ noun ]

a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

<noun.communication>

a condensed written summary or abstract

<noun.communication>

[ verb ]

give essential information to someone

<verb.communication>

The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade

[ adj ]

of short duration or distance

<adj.all>

a brief stay in the country

concise and succinct

<adj.all>

covered the matter in a brief statement

(of clothing) very short

<adj.all>

an abbreviated swimsuit

a brief bikini

Brief \Brief\, v. t.
To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to
brief pleadings.

Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L.
brevis; akin to Gr. brachy`s short, and perh. to Skr. barh to
tear. Cf. {Breve}.]
1. Short in duration.

How brief the life of man. --Shak.

2. Concise; terse; succinct.

The brief style is that which expresseth much in
little. --B. Jonson.

3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.]

{In brief}. See under {Brief}, n.

Syn: Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious;
condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.

Brief \Brief\, adv.
1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic]

Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. --Milton.

2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] --Shak.

Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See {Brief}, a., and cf. {Breve}.]
1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few
words.

Bear this sealed brief,
With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. --Shak.

And she told me
In a sweet, verbal brief. --Shak.

2. An epitome.

Each woman is a brief of womankind. --Overbury.

3. (Law) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's
case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial
at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the
heads or points of a law argument.

It was not without some reference to it that I
perused many a brief. --Sir J.
Stephen.

Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in
the United States, counsel generally make up their own
briefs.

4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See {Breve}, n., 2.

5. (Scots Law) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to
any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge
to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their
verdict to pronounce sentence.

6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a
collection or charitable contribution of money in
churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]

7. pl. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting
tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called
{Jockey shorts}.
[PJC]

{Apostolical brief}, a letter of the pope written on fine
parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the
secretary of briefs, dated ``a die Nativitatis,'' i. e.,
``from the day of the Nativity,'' and sealed with the ring
of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its
parchment, written character, date, and seal. See {Bull}.

{Brief of title}, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds
and other papers constituting the chain of title to any
real estate.

{In brief}, in a few words; in short; briefly. ``Open the
matter in brief.'' --Shak.

Pravda described the accident scene as being one of "brief panic," but said medical workers from Moscow and nearby Gorky were immediately notified and asked for help.
The consensus of forecasts, including that from the White House, is that any recession will be shallow and brief, probably ending during the summer.
The two first met in Poland in 1981, during Solidarity's first brief 16-month legal existence that preceded a martial-law crackdown.
But others disagree; for them, Friday's market was just a brief correction.
The 1976 brief was filed in Souter's name but signed by a deputy, Richard V. Wiebusch, then an assistant attorney general.
The incident occurred shortly before midnight Thursday at the Air Defense Artillery Group 101 in Ciudadela, 12 miles west of the capital, the office of the chief of staff said in a brief communique.
We were more frightened of the implications of making the wrong decision.' The brief was to find a long-term solution.
Huebl, a key ideologist of the communist-led reforms of Alexander Dubcek that were crushed by a Soviet-led invasion, served as director of the Communist Party Academy during that brief period.
He met a Vietnamese woman in 1969 to whom he is still married in the United States; he fathered Gloria during a brief liaison.
The rebels withdrew after a brief firefight.
The Rev. Al Trotter, a guest preacher at Sunday's services, made a brief reference to Swaggart.
Mr. Silver had another brief tenure, at Polygram Pictures, run at the time by producers Peter Guber and Jon Peters.
I was usually on the sparsely populated liberal side of the internal debates surrounding these cases, and during the brief period when our government service overlapped, I usually found that Judge Bork was my ally.
After a brief, animated discussion, Icahn flicked the back of his hand, walked back to the reporters and fired off his answer: "Yes.
The good news that caused a brief rally was that the non-farm payroll rose less than expected in March.
The countries fought a brief war along the border in 1969.
"Michael Dukakis is committed to opportunity for all Americans," the wife of the Democratic presidential nominee-to-be said in brief remarks at a brunch near the hall where Democrats are holding their national convention.
In a brief interview yesterday, Mr. Coulson said: "I wouldn't anticipate any major changes.
Charges against Mr Mayhew and Mr Seelig, who at the time was already standing trial in the second Guinness prosecution, were dismissed at a brief hearing.
In a brief stint of panic selling, shares and government bonds plummeted in the wake of a rumour that Mr Scalfaro was about to resign.
Eagle, the lander, still is on the moon, a souvenir of the brief visit that will remain for all eternity, along with the American flag they planted and the footprints they left.
But the brief advance was overwhelmed by continued fears that the Federal Reserve Board would boost interest rates and that the dollar would fall even further.
The song "Cathy's New Clown" refers to the Everly Brothers classic only with a brief touch of the melody during the fadeout. Harding wanted to update the emotions expressed in the nearly 30-year-old song.
Despite his brief experience in the industry, for example, Mr. Bourke has emerged as a leading spokesman on aluminum trade issues.
Amnesty released brief biographies of 16 prisoners, including religious leaders.
On the left side, news of the World Bank and safeguarding the environment; also included, a brief description of the deforestation of Haiti.
Abernathy is almost immediately denounced by many of the remaining movement leaders _ including Jackson, Young and Lowery _ for a brief passage in which he writes of King's alleged infidelity and his dalliances with women on the night before his murder.
On Sunday, the 42 Canadians also on Miss Kimelman's tour returned to the beach where she was killed for a brief memorial service.
Mr. Tisch was the third consecutive postmaster general to serve for only a brief period.
But the network says it wanted to follow the spot with a brief message identifying Prof.

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