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brief sb on sth
The manager briefed the team on the new policy.
经理向团队简要介绍了新政策。
向…简要介绍情况；给…提供基本信息
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
向…简要介绍情况；给…提供基本信息
to give someone the essential facts or a short account of a situation
The manager briefed the team on the new policy.
经理向团队简要介绍了新政策。
向决策者简要汇报最新进展。
To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
撰写法律论证并提交法院。
To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
向某人提供基本信息
give essential information to someone
brief
Base
原形
briefs
3rd person
第三人称单数
briefing
-ing
现在分词
briefed
Past
过去式
briefed
Past participle
过去分词
She briefs the team every morning.
她每天早上向团队简要汇报。
He briefed the president yesterday.
他昨天向总统做了简报。
They have briefed all staff.
他们已经向所有员工做了简报。
The manager briefed the team on the new project requirements.
经理向团队简要介绍了新项目的要求。
AI contextual example
Before the press conference, the spokesperson briefed the journalists about the company's latest developments.
在新闻发布会之前，发言人向记者简要介绍了公司的最新进展。
AI contextual example
The lawyer will brief his client on the court procedures.
律师将向他的客户简要说明法庭程序。
AI contextual example
The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade
记者们被简要告知了总统的入侵计划。
WordNet
The manager briefed the team on the new policy.
经理向团队简要介绍了新政策。
She briefed us about the changes to the schedule.
她向我们简要说明了日程的变动。
that从句常省略
The officer briefed the soldiers that the mission was postponed.
军官向士兵们简要说明任务已推迟。
Not this
I need to brief about the project.
Use this
I need to brief you about the project.
动词brief是及物动词，必须接宾语（被简报的对象）。
Not this
I briefed the report to the manager.
Use this
I briefed the manager on the report.
动词brief后接被简报的人作宾语，用介词on引出简报的主题。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
向某人简要介绍某事
The manager briefed the team on the new project.
经理向团队简要介绍了新项目。
向媒体做简报
The spokesperson briefed the press after the meeting.
发言人在会后向媒体做了简报。
向律师提供案情摘要
He briefed his lawyer on the details of the case.
他向律师简要说明了案件的细节。
向董事会做汇报
The CEO briefed the board on the quarterly results.
首席执行官向董事会汇报了季度业绩。
简而言之
In brief, the meeting was cancelled.
简而言之，会议取消了。
简明扼要
His speech was brief and to the point.
他的演讲简明扼要。
向某人简要介绍
She briefed the team on the new policy.
她向团队简要介绍了新政策。
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brief 发音类似“不瑞夫”，可联想“布瑞夫”是一个简短的名字，帮助记忆其“简短的”含义。
作为动词时，'brief' 通常用于正式场合，如法律、商务或军事领域，表示向某人简要介绍情况或下达指示。
常接介词on或about引出所简报的内容
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