美 [ɪn briːf]
简而言之：用于表示对某个主题或问题的简短总结或概述。
in brief 简单到说，简言之; 简单的说,简言之; 简单地说,简言之; 简单扼要地; 简单他说，简言之; 简而言之; 简儿言之; 简述; 简讯；简明新闻; 简言之, 以简洁...
... in brief简单地说,简言之 call for邀请;要求,需要 capable a.有本领的,有能力的;(of)可以...的,能...的 ...
... in brief 简略地说 in itself 实质上,就其本身而言 as well as 除...外(也),即...又 ...
... breeze through轻松地做 in brief简言之；以简洁的形式 bring about带来；使（船）掉过头来 ...
Sleep came to him in brief snatches.
他时睡时醒。
In brief, the meeting was a disaster.
总之，那会议糟透了。
In brief, her works neither elevate nor instruct.
简而言之，她的作品既没有升华，也没有说教。
In brief remarks at the White House, the president urged Republicans and Democrats to work together to come up with responsible fiscal policies.
VOA : standard.2010.02.01
There'll be a brief period in which, as a cadaver I suppose, my heart will continue to exist.
在我死亡后很短的时间内,我的心脏将会继续存在
死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So this really rips the material that I'd like to cover in this brief conversation with you.
这就是,我在和你们这段简短的,交谈中想要含盖的内容。
媒体、教育、市场课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
It was a big victory for the president. In brief remarks at the White House about an hour after the Senate vote, he spoke of the impact reform will have on the American people.
VOA : standard.2009.12.25
The president,in a brief statement at the White House Friday afternoon, restated his goal of health care reform this year.
VOA : special.2009.07.18
In brief, The Economist misinterprets the resistance of developing countries to a new round.
He constantly mistook lust for undying love and engaged in brief affairs with numerous women.
Note: This is the In Brief item I wrote for The Billionaires Issue, dated March 28.