| 主要翻译 |
| brief adj | (short: in time) (时间) | SCSimplified Chinese 简短的, 短暂的 jiǎn duǎn de , duǎn zàn de |
| | My consultation with the doctor was very brief. |
| | 我向医生的咨询很简短。 |
| brief adj | (short: in length) (长度) | SCSimplified Chinese 简短的 jiǎn duǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 簡短的 |
| | We only have a brief report. |
| | 我们只有份简短的报告。 |
| brief adj | (speaking concisely) (发言) | SCSimplified Chinese 简洁的，简明扼要的 jiǎn jié de ，jiǎn míng è yào de
TCTraditional Chinese 簡潔的 |
| | I'm afraid we don't have much time left, you'll have to be brief. |
| | 恐怕我们没有太多时间了，你必须要言简意赅才行。 |
| brief adj | (clothing: scanty, skimpy) (衣物) | SCSimplified Chinese 过短的，过紧的，暴露的 guò duǎn de，bào lù de |
| | Mrs. Winston thought the woman's dress was too brief for the venue. |
| | 温斯顿太太觉得那位女士的裙子太短了，不适合出席聚会。 |
| brief adj | (curt) | SCSimplified Chinese 简短无礼的 |
| | The concierge was very brief when I asked him about a good restaurant nearby. |
| | 当我询问礼宾部附近有没有不错的餐厅时，得到的是十分简短无礼的答复。 |
| brief n | (summary talk) | SCSimplified Chinese 简报，摘要 jiǎn bào，zhāi yào
TCTraditional Chinese 摘要 |
| | The brief didn't provide any new information on the case. |
| | 简报并没有提供任何关于案件的新信息。 |
| briefs npl | (men's underpants) | SCSimplified Chinese 男式内裤
TCTraditional Chinese 男式內褲 |
| | Men's briefs and boxers are on sale today, but women's underwear is not. |
| | 今天男士的三角裤和平角裤有在打折，不过女士内衣没有。 |
| brief [sb]⇒ vtr | (give a summary talk) | SCSimplified Chinese 向…简要介绍情况，对...作简报 duì ... zuò jiǎn bào |
| | The Chief Inspector briefed her officers prior to the raid. |
| | 突袭前，总督察向手下警员简要介绍了情况。 |
brief [sb] on [sth],
brief [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (apprise of) | SCSimplified Chinese 向某人通告某事的基本情况，给某人做某事的情况简要介绍 |
| | The chief briefed his agents on the recent developments of the case. |
| | 这名警长向他的代理人就案件近来的进展做了简要介绍。 |
| 其他翻译 |
| brief n | (law: statement of support) (美国律师自己准备的庭辩文件) | SCSimplified Chinese 诉讼要点 sù sòng yào diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 訴訟要點 |
| | The lawyer's brief was persuasive. |
| | 律师准备的诉讼要点很有说服力。 |
| brief n | (work undertaken by a barrister) | SCSimplified Chinese 职责 zhí zé
TCTraditional Chinese 職責 |
| | 这位律师的职责是为她的客户进行辩护。 |
| brief n | UK (outline of a task) | SCSimplified Chinese 工作概要 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 任务概要 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 作业概要 |
| | The students' brief is to fill a sketchbook with drawings relating to their chosen theme. |
| | 作业概要要求学生按照选定的主题在速记本中画画。 |
| brief n | UK, informal (lawyer) | SCSimplified Chinese 英国出庭律师 |
| | I'm not making a statement until I've talked to my brief. |