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单词 debriefs
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debrief

verb

de·​brief (ˌ)dē-ˈbrēf How to pronounce debrief (audio)
debriefed; debriefing; debriefs

transitive verb

1
: to interrogate (someone, such as a pilot) usually upon return (as from a mission) in order to obtain useful information
The hostages were later debriefed by police.
2
: to carefully review upon completion
debrief the flight

intransitive verb

: to be interrogated for useful information following a mission, experience, etc. : to be debriefed
After each mission, … the pilots land, disarm and roll into the fuel pit. They spend another hour debriefing with Intelligence … Maria Wilhelm

Example Sentences

Police debriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot was debriefed after his flight.
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Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined at sense 1

debriefs

verb

present tense third-person singular of debrief
as in interrogates
to officially ask (someone) about a job that has been done or about an experience Police debriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot was debriefed after his flight.

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