briefing

The President received a briefing by telegram .

总统收到用电报发来的一份简报。

We 'll have a briefing on new products tomorrow morning .

明天早上我们会简报新产品。

We were given a brief demonstration of the computer 's functions .

有人向我们简短演示了这种计算机的各种功能。

I want to see my brief .

我想见我的律师。

It wasn 't part of his brief to speak to the press .

交付他的任务不包括向新闻界发言。

A brief dip into history serves to confirm this view .

随便翻阅一下历史就足以证实这种观点。

A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes .

就当前而言，几句简短的话已经足够了。

This is , of necessity , a brief and incomplete account .

这必然是一份简略的、不完全的描述。

Generally a brief note or a phone call will suffice .

通常写个便条或打个电话就足够了。

The drug brought a brief respite from the pain .

药物暂时缓解了疼痛。

I spent a brief spell on the Washington Post .

我曾在《华盛顿邮报》工作过一小段时间。

The chapter concludes with a brief examination of some of the factors causing family break-up .

本章结束时简要探讨了引起家庭破裂的某些因素。

Please be brief .

请简明扼要。

Apart from a brief interlude of peace , the war lasted nine years .

除了一段短暂的和平，那场战争持续了九年。

After a brief pause , they continued climbing .

他们略停了一下就继续爬山。

The letter was brief , and couched in very polite terms .

这封信内容简短，措辞特别客气。

Captain Trent gave his men a full briefing .

特伦特队长给了他的下属详细的指示。

After a brief excursion into drama , he concentrated on his main interest , which was poetry .

他短暂涉猎过戏剧之后便把全部精力投入到他的主要兴趣——诗歌中去了。

I can give you a brief rundown on each of the applicants .

我可以给你简单介绍一下每名申请人的情况。

The reports of the explosion were brief and uninformative .

有关爆炸事件的报道很简略，未及详情。

It was unfair to judge her on such a brief acquaintanceship .

你刚认识她就对她作出评价，这是不公平的。

She performed a brief mime .

她表演了一小段哑剧。

I hope to be brief and to the point .

我希望简明扼要，抓住重点。

This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water .

这是一次短暂停靠，上上客，加加水。

Now please be brief — my time is valuable

请长话短说——我的时间宝贵。

Write a very brief description of a typical problem .

就一个典型问题作简要的描述。

What follows is a brief summary of the process

接下来是对此流程的一个简短概括。

The description which he had been given was brief and to the point .

给他的描述言简意赅。

This time their visit is brief .

他们这次的访问时间很短。

He made a brief , unexpected appearance at the office

他出乎意料地在办公室露了一下脸。