briefly

• adv. 短暂地；简略地；暂时地

英文词源

briefly (adv.)

c. 1300, from brief (adj.) + -ly (2). As an introduction to a statement, "in short," recorded from 1510s.

双语例句

1. 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。

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2. 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。

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3. 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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4. He spoke only briefly and elliptically about the mission.

他只是简短而含蓄地谈了谈那项任务。

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5. 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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