简短

He was told to speak briefly; accordingly he cut short his remarks.

人家叫他说话简短, 于是他就长话短说了.

The couple chatted briefly on the doorstep before going inside.

夫妇俩进去之前在门阶上简短地说了几句.

The radio message was brief.

无线电报消息很简短。

There was a brief ad for Mona Lisa skin lightener.

有一段关于蒙娜丽莎牌润肤霜的简短广告.

"The matter is closed," was the curt reply.

得到的答复简短而无礼：“事情已经结束了。”

We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences.

我们已经学会了如何把重要的信息压缩成简短独立的句子。

I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness.

我做了个简短的祷告，祈求宽恕。

He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as " Yes " and " No ".

他只肯给予极简短的回答, 例如 “ 是 ” 和 “ 否 ”.

She penned a short memo to his private secretary.

她给他的私人秘书写了一份简短的备忘录。

The conference closed with a short speech by the organizer.

会议由组织者作简短发言而宣告结束.

"It's only a sprain," Paula said brusquely.

“只是扭伤了筋，”葆拉简短生硬地说。

She made a brief note on the telephone pad.

她在电话通讯簿上记下简短的话.

A brief, hand-written postscript lay beneath his signature.

在他的签名下，有一句简短的手写附言。

The short, meaty reports are those he likes best.

这些简短而翔实的报告是他的最爱。

She was marked down because her answers were too short.

她因为回答得太简短而被给低分.