[ADV-GRADED 副词]短暂地 Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time.
[ADV with v]
He smiled briefly...
他微微笑了笑。
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。
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[ADV-GRADED 副词]简要地;简单地 If you say or write something briefly, you use very few words or give very few details.
[ADV with v]
There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.
有4个基本的选项,简述如下。
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[ADV-GRADED 副词]简言之;总之 You can say briefly to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible.
[ADV with cl]
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。
Oxford
brief·ly★AWL/ˈbriːfli; NAmEˈbriːfli/adverb1★for a short time 短暂地;暂时地◆He had spoken to Emma only briefly.他和埃玛只讲了短短的几句话。2★in few words 简短地;简要地◆Briefly, the argument is as follows…简言之,理由如下…◆Let me tell you briefly what happened.我来大致给你讲一下所发生的事情吧。brief·ly/ˈbriːfli; NAmEˈbriːfli/
LDC
brieflybrief‧ly /ˈbriːfli/ ●●○W3AWL adverb
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1for a short time: We stopped off briefly in London.2in as few words as possibleSYN in brief: Sonia explained briefly what we had to do. Briefly, I think we should accept their offer.
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