briefly

英 [ˈbriːfli]

美 [ˈbriːfli]

adv.  短暂地; 暂时地; 简短地; 简要地

IELTS

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2529 / COCA.3002

牛津词典

adv.

• 短暂地；暂时地
  for a short time
  1. He had spoken to Emma only briefly .
     他和埃玛只讲了短短的几句话。
• 简短地；简要地
  in few words
  1. Briefly, the argument is as follows…
     简言之，理由如下…
  2. Let me tell you briefly what happened.
     我来大致给你讲一下所发生的事情吧。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 短暂地
  Something that happens or is donebrieflyhappens or is done for a very short period of time.
  1. He smiled briefly...
     他微微笑了笑。
  2. 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。
• ADV-GRADED 简要地；简单地
  If you say or write somethingbriefly, you use very few words or give very few details.
  1. There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.
     有4个基本的选项，简述如下。
• ADV-GRADED 简言之；总之
  You can saybrieflyto indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adv

• for a short time
  1. she visited him briefly
  2. was briefly associated with IBM
• in a concise manner
  1. the history is summed up concisely in this book
  2. she replied briefly
  3. briefly, we have a problem
  4. to put it shortly
  Synonym:conciselyshortlyin briefin short

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• It may be briefly summarized in the following outline.
  这可以用下面的提纲简短地加以概括。
• He smiled briefly
  他微微笑了笑。
• 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。
• 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。
• I met Wilma once, briefly
  我曾经和威尔玛有过短短的一面之缘。
• I told him briefly.
  我大概跟他说了说。
• Let's consider briefly his suggestion.
  让我们考虑一下他的建议。
• She adverted briefly to the news of the day.
  他简要地谈及当天的新闻。