briefly

柯林斯詞典

1. ADV Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time. 短暫地[ADV with v]
He smiled briefly. 他短促地微微一笑。
2. ADV If you say or write something briefly, you use very few words or give very few details. 簡潔地[ADV with v]
There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below. 有4種基本選擇,簡略描述如下。
3. ADV You can say briefly to indicate that you are about to say something in as few words as possible. 簡言之[ADV with cl]
Briefly, no less than nine of our agents have passed information to us. 簡言之,至少已經(jīng)有9位我們的代理商將信息傳遞給了我們。

She appears briefly in the new Bond film .
He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity .
He appears briefly towards the end of the film in a cameo role as a priest .
She worked briefly as a journalist , but attracted attention as a writer with her stories of village life .
He made his living briefly as a newspaper reporter before getting into politics .