| 单词 | brief |
| 释义 | brief —briefer, n. —briefness, n. /breef/, adj., briefer, briefest, n. , v. adj. 1. lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country. 2. using few words; concise; succinct: a brief report on weather conditions. 3. abrupt or curt. 4. scanty: a brief bathing suit. n. 5. a short and concise statement or written item. 6. an outline, the form of which is determined by set rules, of all the possible arguments and information on one side of a controversy: a debater's brief. 7. Law. a. a writ summoning one to answer to any action. b. a memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case. c. a written argument submitted to a court. d. (in England) the material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case. 8. an outline, summary, or synopsis, as of a book. 9. briefs, (used with a pl. v.) close-fitting, legless underpants with an elastic waistband. 10. briefing. 11. Rom. Cath. Ch. a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring. 12. Theat. Brit. a free ticket; pass. 13. Obs. a letter. 14. hold a brief for, to support or defend by argument; endorse. 15. in brief, in a few words; in short: The supervisor outlined in brief the duties of the new assistant. v.t. 16. to make an abstract or summary of. 17. to instruct by a brief or briefing: They brief all the agents before assigning them. 18. Law. to retain as advocate in a suit. [1250-1300; ME bref < AF, OF < L brevis short; see BREVE] Syn. 1. short-lived, fleeting, transitory, ephemeral, transient. See short. 2. terse, compact, pithy, condensed. 5. outline, précis, epitome, abstract. See summary. 16. summarize, outline. |
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