简短的英文：
brief
short-duration

参考例句：

His leave-taking was brief.
他的告别辞很简短。

monosyllabic replies,such as ‘yes’ and ‘no’
简短无礼的回答，例如是和不是

To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds.
发嘎嘎声产生或发出快速、持续不断的简短敲击声

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”。

Those 34 words made Lyndon Baines Johnson, one-time farmboy and schoolteacher of Johnson City, the President
这简短的誓词使林登·贝恩斯·约翰逊从当年的农庄少年和约翰逊市的中学教师一跃而为美国总统。

Concise expression;terseness.
简短表达简明扼要;简短

Call in; come round
招请;简短的探视;收回

Here's a brief summary.
下面是一个简短的摘要.

Show short recipient list
显示简短的收件人列表

"a sudden, short exclamation, especially a brief, pious utterance or prayer."
"突然说出的简短言语,尤指简短殷切的祈祷."

brief是什么意思：
adj. 短暂的；简短的，简洁的；草率的
n. 概要，诉书；简报
v. 简报；作…的提要

A brief gust or blast of wind.
一阵强风短时期的狂风或阵风。

a high - level corporate briefing.
高级人士进行的公司基本情况介绍会

In brief, the matter stand thusly.
简单的说，事情就是这样。

short是什么意思：
adj. 短的，矮的，低的；短暂的，短期的；短缺的；缩写的；简慢无礼的；暴躁的
adv. 突然，唐突地；不足
n. 短裤；短路；缺乏

short cataloging
简化编目

The trouble be that we be short of hand.
困难是我们缺少人手。

The horse stopped short at the fence.
马跑到篱笆处突然停了下来。

duration是什么意思：
n. 持续时间；期间

The duration of the examination is three hours.
考试时间为三个小时。

The duration of a syllable in quantitative verse.
音节长短在音量的诗歌中某音节的音长

They were incarcerated for the duration of the war.
战争期间，他们被关在狱中。