[每日英语] 介绍brief和introduce
1. Brief Verb UK /briːf/ US /briːf/
[ T ]to give someone detailed instructions or information
向…介绍情况;给…指示
We had already been briefed about/on what the job would entail.
已经有人向我们介绍了工作内容。
搭配是 to brief somebody on/about something。
Adjective 1） lasting only a short time or containing few words
短暂的;简短的2）used to express how quickly time goes past
（时间）短暂的，飞快的
2. introduce
to tell two or more people who have not met before what each other’s names are; to tell somebody what your name is把…介绍（给）；引见；（自我）介绍• introduce somebody ：Allow me to introduce my mother.请允许我介绍我的母亲。
• introduce A to B： He introduced me to a Greek girl at the party.他在聚会上介绍我认识了一位希腊姑娘。
• introduce A to B as something： She was introduced to me as a well-known novelist.有人向我介绍她是一位著名的小说家。
• introduce A and B ：Sue and Jo were introduced by a mutual friend.苏和乔是由一个共同的朋友介绍的。
• introduce yourself ：Can I introduce myself? I'm Helen Robins.让我来自我介绍一下吧。我叫海伦 • 罗宾斯。
Introduce习惯用法：
1．introduce 不可有双宾语，如不可说 Allow me to introduce you my friend Mr P. D. Porter，该在 introduce 后面加上 to。写介绍信该把收信人做 to 的宾语，如该说 Allow me to introduce to you my friend Mr P. D. Porter，不可说 Allow me to introduce you to my friend Mr P. D. Porter。
2．说“介绍”（书报）该用 recommend，不该用 introduce，如可以说 Can you recommend (me) a dictionary? 不可说 Can you introduce a dictionary? He introduced me（或 you 等）to the dictionary（或 poem 等）是可以说的，但这里的 introduced 作“使……注意或认识”解，跟“介绍（书报）”的意思不同。
3．He introduced English poetry to Chinese readers 和 He introduced Chinese readers to English poetry 都可以说，意思相仿。
