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briefly

/breef-lee/US // ˈbrif li //

简要地说是,简而言之,简介,简言之

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : for a short duration: He stopped over briefly in Chicago.
    • : in a few words: Let me explain briefly.
    • : in a brief manner; quickly or brusquely: She nodded briefly and began to speak.

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Examples

  • He explained the various vaccine providers in Illinois, and what strategies worked for each — such as the Twitter accounts and aggregator sites that had briefly flourished and then been shut down for security violations.

  • Temperatures between 32 and 34 degrees mean little accumulation is occurring on road surfaces although they may briefly get slick during any moderate bursts as visibility drops.

  • While we briefly discussed our preference for inkjet printers for photos, you can go further by finding a printer that is specifically designed to deliver beautiful, high-quality images.

  • Along the way, I was the chef for the bar and the lounge, and then worked at the Joël Robuchon restaurant briefly.

  • The Know-Nothings formed a political movement that briefly became a major political party in the United States in the mid-1800s.

  • Lee and Coogan did briefly meet with the pope, with pictures to prove it, but no one at the Vatican officially screened the film.

  • After the screening, Jolie, who says she renewed her faith in “the divine” during filming, met briefly with the pope.

  • Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.

  • Other footage shows him fleeing, keeping to a quick walk, jogging briefly, then walking again as he heads for a subway station.

  • He was courteous, explained the legitimate reason we were briefly pulled over, and then let us continue on our way.

  • To this the fat boy, considerably terrified, briefly responded, “Missis.”

  • There are many excellent makers, but we must content ourselves with briefly noticing the most prominent.

  • Garnache assured him very briefly, and none too politely that he did not intend to prove of any excessive amiability.

  • As that religion seems to be still very popular I will try to express it as briefly as I can.

  • Briefly—Joan's silk tent had been torn, and the girl was in a state bordering upon hysterics.