He spoke only briefly and elliptically about the mission.

他只是简要且隐晦地谈及了这项任务。

To recapitulate briefly, the three main points are these...

简要概括起来，主要有这样三点…

The couple chatted briefly on the doorstep before going inside.

夫妇俩进屋前在门阶上简单地聊了几句。

There are four basic alternatives; they are described briefly below.

有4种基本选择,简略描述如下。

We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.

我们首先简要地回顾一下该理论历史上的先例。

Cross sketched the story briefly, telling the facts just as they had happened.

克罗斯简要地概述了这个事件，如实地讲述了所发生的事情。

It was mentioned only briefly in your books.

你的书里只简单提到过它。

It's better to study fairly briefly but often.

最好非常短暂而经常地学习。

The experiments had been done on briefly soaked rocks.

这些实验是在简单浸泡的岩石上做的。

Now, I'd like to touch briefly on extension and compression.

现在，我来简单地提及一下拉张与挤压。

Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other?

现在请彼此之间简单介绍一下自己吧！

The process perceived by these anthropologists may be summarized briefly.

这些人类学家所感知到的过程可以简要地加以概括。

I'd like to begin by briefly introducing the services we offer here at our center.

首先，我想简单介绍一下我们中心提供的服务。

I met Miquela once, briefly.

我见过蜜凯拉一次，时间很短。

I cast my eyes down briefly.

我往下瞅了瞅。

The sun came out, briefly.

太阳出来了，时间很短。

He had spoken to Emma only briefly.

他和埃玛只讲了短短的几句话。

Briefly, the argument is as follows...

简言之，理由如下…

Let me tell you briefly what happened.

我来大致给你讲一下所发生的事情吧。

I'd met her briefly in a prenatal class.

我在孕期培训班上匆匆见了她一面。

We briefly discussed buying a second car.

我们草草商量过再买一辆汽车的事儿。

He smiled briefly.

他短促地微微一笑。

He glanced briefly down the list of names.

他草草看了一遍名单。

At this point the two paths coincide briefly.

两条小路在这个地方有一小段合在了一起。

She woke up briefly and then went back to sleep.

她醒了片刻又睡了。

She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.

她抬头看了一眼，又接着做她的针线活儿。

His fingers were briefly in contact with the ball.

他的手指稍稍地接触了一下球。

I did briefly toy with the idea of living in France.

我确实稍稍有过定居法国的念头。

The unexpected and sudden memory briefly panicked her.

这突如其来的记忆使她一时惊慌失措。

To recap briefly, the agreement was rejected 10 days ago.

简短概括就是，这项协议10天前被否决了。