单词 | briefly |
释义 | briefly —briefly /ˈbriːf.li/ adverb (FEW WORDS) ► F0 using few words or without giving a lot of details: » Briefly, the company needs to cut its expenditure.Thesaurus+: ↑Not saying much , ↑Blunt and direct in speech and behaviour , ↑Not being friendly , ↑Digressing and being indirect or evasiveadverb (SHORT TIME) ► B1 for a short time: » We chatted briefly about the weather.Thesaurus+: ↑Short in time , ↑Temporary• • • Extra Examples:» She appears briefly in the new Bond film.» He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity.» He appears briefly towards the end of the film in a cameo role as a priest.» She worked briefly as a journalist, but attracted attention as a writer with her stories of village life.» He made his living briefly as a newspaper reporter before getting into politics. |
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