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

• 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。
• We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.
  我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。
• I cast my eyes down briefly
  我向下瞥了一眼。
• The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her
  突然间莫名涌起的回忆让她心头一紧。
• It may be briefly summarized in the following words.
  这可以用下面的话来加以小结。
• He referred briefly to his notebook.
  他简单地看了看自己的笔记。
• He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police.
  他曾因和意大利警方发生争执而在罗马被短暂拘留。
• This paper briefly outlined the Stamping Die current development status and trends.
  文中简要概述了冲压模具目前的发展状况和趋势。
• I'll just touch briefly on the essentials.
  我来提纲挈领地谈一谈。
• 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。