/bri:f ||; brif/adj short or quick 简短的；短促的: a brief description简短的描述Please be brief. We don't have much time.请你大略说说吧，我们时间不多。☞noun brevity 名词为 brevityin brief using only a few words 简言之: in brief, the meeting was a disaster.简言之，这次会议是个大失败。
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/bri:f ||; brif/noun [C] instructions or information about a job or task 工作指示；任务提示: He was given the brief of improving the image of the organization.他接到改善这机构形象的指示。
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/bri:f ||; brif/verb [T] to give sb information or instructions about sth 介绍情况；给予指示: The minister has been fully briefed on what questions to expect.部长已获得充分的汇报，知道将要回答什么问题。