•His acceptance speech was mercifully brief.幸而他的提名演讲很简短。

•I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.会前我浏览了一下她的报告。

•It'll only be a brief visit because we really haven't much time.我们的时间真的不多，所以只能作短暂的参观游览。

•After a brief spell/stint in the army, he started working as a teacher.在军队呆了短暂的一段时间以后，他当起了教师。

•The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.那家公司就昨天的事故发表了简短的声明。

•For a few brief weeks we were very happy.在短短的几周里，我们过得十分愉快。

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•She was wearing a rather brief skirt, as I recall.我记得她当时穿了件非常短的裙子。

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•We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.已经有人向我们介绍了工作内容。

•"So you didn't enjoy the party then." "In brief, no."“那么，你不喜欢这个派对喽?”“简单说吧，不喜欢。”

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•cotton briefs棉质内裤

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•[+ to infinitive] It was my brief to make sure that the facts were set down accurately.我的要求是确保准确记录所有事实。