只用很少的話
把「一小段」從時間換成語言：講的內容壓縮到最少的字，只留重點。
in few words · r · B1
using as few words as possible.
簡短地；簡要地
核心畫面
Picture something taking up only a small stretch — and notice English measures that stretch two ways. Sometimes it is a stretch of time: the sun came out briefly. Sometimes it is a stretch of words: he explained it briefly. Which one is meant depends entirely on the verb it sits with.
可以想成：某件事只佔了一小段——而英文量這一小段的方式有兩種。有時候量的是時間：the sun came out b…更多收起
可以想成：某件事只佔了一小段——而英文量這一小段的方式有兩種。有時候量的是時間：the sun came out briefly（太陽短暫露臉）。有時候量的是字數：he explained it briefly（他簡短說明了一下）。到底是哪一種，完全看它搭配的動詞：跟「出現、停留」搭就是時間，跟「說、寫」搭就是字數。From the picture
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for a short time · r · B1
for a short time.
短暫地；一下子
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
brieflyadv/ˈbɹiːfli/
- 1
mannerIn a brief manner, summarily.
- He covered the subject briefly in his book.
- 2
durationtimeFor a brief period.
- He only worked here briefly.
- Instead, ddakji was played for dramatic effect earlier in the season — pitting two men who had forged a sweet bond against each other, making one of them briefly believe he’d been eliminated by his friend.
- 3
To be brief, in short.
- Briefly, I am not happy about what happened, but no one will be losing their job.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。