briefly

adv.

1. 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。
2. 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。

1. ADV-GRADED 短暂地
   Something that happens or is done briefly happens 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。
2. ADV-GRADED 简要地；简单地
   If you say or write something briefly, 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。
3. ADV-GRADED 简言之；总之
   You can say briefly to 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。

1. 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。
2. He smiled briefly
   他微微笑了笑。
3. 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。
4. There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.
   有4个基本的选项，简述如下。
5. 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。
6. I cast my eyes down briefly
   我向下瞥了一眼。
7. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she described her agonising ordeal.
   她只停顿了一小会儿让自己恢复平静，然后讲述了她无比痛苦的经历。
8. 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。
9. He dialled, and spoke briefly to the duty officer.
   他拨通了电话，跟值班员简短地说了几句。
10. 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。
11. I met Wilma once, briefly
    我曾经和威尔玛有过短短的一面之缘。
12. The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her
    突然间莫名涌起的回忆让她心头一紧。
13. 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。
14. To recap briefly, an agreement negotiated to cut the budget deficit was rejected 10 days ago
    简要概括起来，一项关于削减预算赤字的协议在10天前遭到了否决。
15. He referred briefly to his notebook.
    他简单地看了看自己的笔记。
16. A sibilant murmuring briefly pervaded the room.
    一时间房间里充满了窃窃私语声。
17. 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。
18. Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry.
    将面包在水里快速蘸一下，然后将它挤干。
19. The sun came out, briefly.
    太阳短暂地露了露脸。
20. She writes about women's idealisation of men, touching briefly on the topic of women's fantasy life.
    她写女人心目中理想化的男人，其中简单涉及了女人所幻想的生活的话题。
21. It may be briefly summarized in the following words.
    这可以用下面的话来加以小结。
22. 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。
23. He touched only briefly on that question.
    关于那个问题他只略略说了几句。
24. Let's meet and review briefly each group's discussion.
    咱们碰一下各组讨论的情况。
25. Let's consider briefly his suggestion.
    让我们考虑一下他的建议。
26. I'll just touch briefly on the essentials.
    我来提纲挈领地谈一谈。
27. I told him briefly.
    我大概跟他说了说。
28. The spraying dye techniques for making sheep skin leather were introduced briefly.
    浅述了生产羊皮革的喷染工艺技术。
29. She adverted briefly to the news of the day.
    他简要地谈及当天的新闻。
30. 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。

adv

1. for a short time
   1. she visited him briefly
   2. was briefly associated with IBM

2. 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