briefly

美 [ˈbriːfli]英 [ˈbriːfli]
  • adv.简要地;简短地;短暂地;暂时地
brieflybriefly

adv.

1

短暂地;暂时地
for a short time

He had spoken to Emma only briefly .

他和埃玛只讲了短短的几句话。

2

简短地;简要地
in few words

Briefly, the argument is as follows…

简言之,理由如下…

Let me tell you briefly what happened.

我来大致给你讲一下所发生的事情吧。

briefly

频次

  • 1
    ADV-GRADED 短暂地
    Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time.

    He smiled briefly...

    他微微笑了笑。

  • 2
    ADV-GRADED 简要地;简单地
    If you say or write something briefly, you use very few words or give very few details.

    There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.

    有4个基本的选项,简述如下。

  • 3
    ADV-GRADED 简言之;总之
    You can say briefly to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible.

    Briefly, no less than nine of our agents have passed information to us.

    总而言之,至少有9名特工向我们传递了情报。

adv

1
for a short time
she visited him briefly
was briefly associated with IBM
2
in a concise manner;in a few words
the history is summed up concisely in this book
she replied briefly
briefly, we have a problem
to put it shortly
Synonym: concisely shortly in brief in short

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  1. The sun came out , briefly .

    太阳短暂地露了露脸。

  2. One American academic was held briefly then released in the West bank .

    一名美国学者被短暂地扣留后于西岸获释。

  3. This chapter briefly surveys the current state of European politics .

    本章对欧洲政治的现状作了简略概述。

  4. We briefly discussed buying a second car .

    我们草草商量过再买一辆汽车的事儿。

  5. Let me tell you briefly what happened .

    我来大致给你讲一下所发生的事情吧。

  6. At this point the two paths coincide briefly .

    两条小路在这个地方有一小段合在了一起。

  7. The problem had been alluded to briefly in earlier discussions .

    这个问题在以往的讨论中已经间接提及。

  8. He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition .

    他瞥了她一眼,但似乎没认出她来。

  9. She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing .

    她抬头看了一眼,又接着做她的针线活儿。

  10. He glanced briefly down the list of names .

    他草草看了一遍名单。

  11. There are four basic alternatives ; they are described briefly below .

    有4个基本的选项,简述如下。

  12. We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory .

    我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。

  13. Briefly , no less than nine of our agents have passed information to us .

    总而言之,至少有9名特工向我们传递了情报。

  14. I 'd met her briefly in a prenatal class .

    我曾经在一次产前辅导课上和她有过一面之缘。

  15. Dip the bread briefly in water , then squeeze it dry .

    将面包在水里快速蘸一下,然后将它挤干。

  16. Guerillas captured and briefly held an important provincial capital .

    游击队攻占并短暂控制了一个重要首府。

  17. I cast my eyes down briefly

    我向下瞥了一眼。

  18. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity .

    他还简单谈及了他被俘期间忍受的孤独。

  19. He dialled , and spoke briefly to the duty officer .

    他拨通了电话,跟值班员简短地说了几句。

  20. Cross sketched the story briefly , telling the facts just as they had happened .

    克罗斯简要地叙述了事情的经过,把当时发生的情况一五一十地说了一遍。

  21. The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her

    突然间莫名涌起的回忆让她心头一紧。

  22. He referred briefly to his notebook .

    他简单地看了看自己的笔记。

  23. To recap briefly , an agreement negotiated to cut the budget deficit was rejected 10 days ago

    简要概括起来,一项关于削减预算赤字的协议在10天前遭到了否决。

  24. He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police .

    他曾因和意大利警方发生争执而在罗马被短暂拘留。

  25. He smiled briefly

    他微微笑了笑。

  26. She writes about women 's idealisation of men , touching briefly on the topic of women 's fantasy life .

    她写女人心目中理想化的男人,其中简单涉及了女人所幻想的生活的话题。

  27. I met Wilma once , briefly

    我曾经和威尔玛有过短短的一面之缘。

  28. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure , she described her agonising ordeal .

    她只停顿了一小会儿让自己恢复平静,然后讲述了她无比痛苦的经历。

  29. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room .

    一时间房间里充满了窃窃私语声。

  30. Let 's meet and review briefly each group 's discussion .

    咱们碰一下各组讨论的情况。