briefly
gb/bɹˈifli/ us/bɹˈifli/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adverb
A2
property
1
For a short period of time
For a short time.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] [verb] briefly
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'briefly' with 'shortly', but 'shortly' often means 'in a short time' rather than 'for a short time'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
shortly (Can also mean 'soon', so not always interchangeable.)
คำตรงข้าม
lengthily (Means in a long or extended way, opposite of briefly.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
pause briefly
|stop briefly
|smile briefly
|visit briefly
|speak briefly
หัวข้อ
daily life
|communication
|time
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She paused briefly before answering.
- We met briefly at the conference last year.
- The lights flickered briefly and then went out.
- He smiled briefly before leaving the room.
- They spoke briefly about their plans.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I talked to her briefly.
- He stopped briefly to look at the map.
- We met briefly in the park.
- The teacher spoke briefly to the class.
adverb
B1
property
2
In a few words
Using only a few words; in a short way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] [verb] briefly
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this sense with 'for a short time', but here the focus is on few words, not duration.
คำพ้องความหมาย
concisely (Slightly more formal; emphasizes clarity and brevity.)
คำตรงข้าม
lengthily (Means using many words or taking a long time to explain.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
explain briefly
|describe briefly
|mention briefly
|summarize briefly
หัวข้อ
communication
|writing
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She explained briefly what had happened.
- The report briefly mentions the issue.
- He described the process briefly before starting.
- I will speak briefly about our goals.
- They touched on the subject only briefly.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He explained the rules briefly.
- She told me the story briefly.
- The teacher described the plan briefly.
- I will talk about it briefly.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
briefly
IPA
GB/bɹˈifli/
US/bɹˈifli/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
briefly (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (briefly)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: briefly
- Plural: brieflies
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
briefly speaking
1/bɹˈifli spˈikɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Speaking in few words
Saying something in a short way, without many details.
ตัวอย่าง
- Briefly speaking, the project failed due to lack of funds.
- Briefly speaking, we need more time.
to put it briefly
1/tə pˈʊt ˈɪt bɹˈifli/
fixed phrase
Summarize in few words
To say something in a short and clear way, without extra detail.
ตัวอย่าง
- To put it briefly, we lost the contract.
- To put it briefly, she decided not to go.