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briefer

/breef/US // brif //UK // (briːf) //

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adj.形容词 adjective
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    brief·er, brief·est.

    • : lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country.
    • : using few words; concise; succinct: a brief report on weather conditions.
    • : abrupt or curt.
    • : scanty: a brief bathing suit.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a short and concise statement or written item.
    • : an outline, the form of which is determined by set rules, of all the possible arguments and information on one side of a controversy: a debater's brief.
    • : Law. a writ summoning one to answer to any action.a memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.a written argument submitted to a court. the material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
    • : an outline, summary, or synopsis, as of a book.
    • : briefs, close-fitting, legless underpants with an elastic waistband.
    • : a briefing.
    • : Roman Catholic Church. a papal letter less formal than a bull, sealed with the pope's signet ring or stamped with the device borne on this ring.
    • : British Theater. a free ticket; pass.
    • : Obsolete. a letter.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to make an abstract or summary of.
    • : to instruct by a brief or briefing: They brief all the agents before assigning them.
    • : Law. to retain as advocate in a suit.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.short, compressed

Examples

  • Confusion,” as a NATO briefer explained Thursday, “is part and parcel of this Russian hybrid warfare strategy.

  • He was George W. Bush's official briefer on the day of the 9-11 attacks.

  • In practice as distinct from theory, Isocrates probably had an influence more direct and intense, but briefer.

  • The late Duke of Guise had eclipsed his glory, and in a much briefer career had exhibited much more striking tactical skill.

  • This briefer story cannot but be a repetition of the facts and a synopsis of the fuller statement of them.

  • The letters of her lover were still long and frequent; hers were briefer and more subdued.

  • We will, struggling to be briefer, speak in her person; and indicate withal where the very words are hers, and where ours.