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briefcase

/breef-keys/US // ˈbrifˌkeɪs //UK // (ˈbriːfˌkeɪs) //

公文包,公事包,公包,公文袋

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a flat, rectangular case with a handle, often of leather, for carrying books, papers, etc.

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Examples

  • You can carry a change of clothes, make-up, a briefcase or big purse, and lunch box in their convenient side racks.

  • I left a metal briefcase, a gift that was sent to me, sitting near a colleague’s desk, unmarked and unattended.

  • Put that briefcase away for as long as your out of office response is turned on, and try to drive down different roads when you head into town for errands.

  • She would often buy thoughtful gifts for her colleagues and friends, and just before the pandemic, Pineda said, Campos gave her a briefcase for carrying papers to work.

  • I’m going to get up and put my shoes on and get my briefcase and go back to work.

  • I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom.

  • Although in that film, the briefcase contained an atomic bomb.

  • He is clutching more out of habit than for any practical reason his black briefcase.

  • He searches patiently through his briefcase and produces a round-trip ticket for the seat in question.

  • He opens the briefcase to reveal hundreds of well-thumbed sheets of paper filled with typewritten words.

  • There was something smug about the way he picked up his heels, swung his briefcase.

  • A stocky man dodged around from behind the woman and came rapidly down the platform, neat, crisp, briefcase under his arm.

  • He'd probably try to get his foolish little briefcase in front of him like a shield.

  • Engel called "Fourteen" and got out there, briefcase tightly clutched up under his arm, its flap unbuckled.

  • He brought himself back with a grimace, aware that he was clutching the briefcase of tapes possessively from long habit.