brief 1 S2 W2 AC / brif / 形容词

1 continuing for a short time → brevity :

We stopped by Alice’s house for a brief visit.

Let’s keep this conversation brief; I have a plane to catch.

a brief period/moment/spell etc

Greene spent a brief time at Cambridge.

2 using very few words or including few details → brevity :

The president read a brief statement to reporters before boarding his plane.

a brief description of the film

3 be brief to say or write something using only a few words, especially because there is little time :

I’ll be brief; a lot of changes are going to happen.

4 clothes that are brief are short and cover only a small area of your body :

a very brief bikini

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a brief period/time He lived there all his life, apart from a brief period during the war.

a brief spell (= time ) For a brief spell in early summer it is the most beautiful of all the trees.

a brief moment The old lady’s gaze rested on her for a brief moment.

a brief visit The President flew to Argentina for a brief visit.

a brief look He gave her a brief look.

a brief glimpse (= a sight of something that lasts for a short time ) From the train I had a brief glimpse of the city.

a brief pause There was a brief pause before he replied.

a brief silence After a brief silence, she made another suggestion.

a brief appearance He made a brief appearance before reporters outside his Manhattan townhouse.