英语词汇brief的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

brief AC /briːf/ adjective continuing for a short timenounsa brief period/time He lived there all his life, apart from a brief period during the war.a brief spell (=a short time) After a brief spell in teaching, Sarah started her own business.a brief moment The old lady’s gaze rested on her for a brief moment.a brief pause There was a brief pause before he replied.a brief visit/stay The president met other world leaders during a brief visit to Geneva.a brief look/glance/glimpse He gave her a brief look. | From the train I had a brief glimpse of the city.a brief appearance (=when someone is seen somewhere for a short time) He made a brief appearance in front of reporters outside his home.a brief silence After a brief silence, she made another suggestion.a brief stint (=a short time spent doing a particular job or being in a particular place) After a brief stint as a newspaper reporter, Mark joined the BBC.a brief respite/lull (=when something, especially something bad, stops for a short time) The brief respite in the violence ended with last night’s explosion in the capital.verbskeep/make sth brief Let’s keep this conversation brief – I have a plane to catch.adverbsrelatively brief The relatively brief period of time he spent in Australia changed his life.THESAURUS: brief → short (1) → short (3)

词组	brief
释义	brief AC /briːf/ adjective continuing for a short timenounsa brief period/time He lived there all his life, apart from a brief period during the war.a brief spell (=a short time) After a brief spell in teaching, Sarah started her own business.a brief moment The old lady’s gaze rested on her for a brief moment.a brief pause There was a brief pause before he replied.a brief visit/stay The president met other world leaders during a brief visit to Geneva.a brief look/glance/glimpse He gave her a brief look. \| From the train I had a brief glimpse of the city.a brief appearance (=when someone is seen somewhere for a short time) He made a brief appearance in front of reporters outside his home.a brief silence After a brief silence, she made another suggestion.a brief stint (=a short time spent doing a particular job or being in a particular place) After a brief stint as a newspaper reporter, Mark joined the BBC.a brief respite/lull (=when something, especially something bad, stops for a short time) The brief respite in the violence ended with last night’s explosion in the capital.verbskeep/make sth brief Let’s keep this conversation brief – I have a plane to catch.adverbsrelatively brief The relatively brief period of time he spent in Australia changed his life.THESAURUS: brief → short (1) → short (3)
随便看	while whisper white wicked wide widely widespread wife wig wild wildlife will willing willingness win wind window windy wine wing winner winter wipe wire wisdom