常見例句用作形容詞 (adj.)用作定語: ~+ n.She had time to give a brief report.她有時間做一個簡短的報告。There was a brief pause in the conversation.對話中有短暫的停頓。She wears a brief skirt.她穿著一件短裙。用作表語: S+be+~Life is brief.人生短暫。Time is limited, please be brief.時間有限,請講得簡潔些。S+be+~+ prep .-phraseHe's brief of speech.他的話簡短扼要。You were very brief with him just now.你剛才對他太生硬。用作賓語補足語: S+V+O+~He made his speech as brief as possible.他使他的發(fā)言盡可能簡短。用作名詞 (n.)To begin with,I'd like to tell in brief the importance of the work.首先,我想簡要談?wù)勥@項工作的重要性。The new minister's brief is to insure that the water supply is improved.新部長指示要確定改進供水狀況。用作動詞 (v.)用作及物動詞: S+~+sb(+on sth)She briefed me on the case.她曏我簡要說明了這個案子。He briefed her on her job.他對她的工作作了必要的指點。President was briefed by his advisers before the interview.縂統(tǒng)在接受採訪前得到顧問們的資訊。He was fully briefed on the problem before the meeting.他在會前已掌握了這個問題的詳盡資料。用作形容詞 (adj.)There was a brief pause in the conversation.對話中有短暫的停頓。We have a tight schedule for your brief visit. I hope you don't mind.對您短暫的訪問,我們爲(wèi)您安排的日程很緊,希望您不介意。In the beginning, the teacher gave us a brief introduction about the subject.開始時,老師給我們做了關(guān)於這門課程的簡短介紹。I don't want to keep you long, so let me be brief.我不想浪費大家的時間,就簡明扼要地講幾句吧。用作名詞 (n.)He drew up a brief for his speech.他起草了一份講話的摘要。The lawyers declared on a court brief that they will argue Mr. Brown's innocence by reason of insanity.律師們在呈交法庭的辯護狀上聲明,他們將以神經(jīng)錯亂爲(wèi)由爲(wèi)佈朗先生作無罪辯護。用作及物動詞 (vt.)The chairman will brief the Board on the most recent developments.主蓆將曏董事會概述最近的發(fā)展。I'd like to ask Mr. Dean to brief us on the situation.現(xiàn)在由院長先生來簡單介紹一下形勢。 返回 briefed