Watching brief
[法] 请求律师代为注意法院各种程序的委托状
📖 牛津释义
watching brief
brief of a lawyer who is present in court during a case in which his client is not directly concerned, in order to advise him and protect his interests 律师的案情摘要（律师出庭旁听与委托人无直接关系的案件, 向委托人提供建议）.
🧩 词语组成解析
vt. 观看, 守望；监视, 注意（watch现在分词）
brief
[bri:f]
adj. 短暂的;（衣着）短的;简洁的;简明的;
vt. 向…介绍基本情况;（尤指事前）向…介绍基本情况;向…下达简令;在…事先向…做简要指点;
n. 概要;短文;简短声明;（争议一方的情况或论点）要点摘录;
🗣️ 情景例句
So what's the latest in the Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman fiasco?
你没有汤姆.克鲁斯和尼可.基曼婚姻破裂的最新消息？
We can't draw well.
我们不能画那么多。
Gandhi hated the custom that had divided Hindu society into separate groups for thousands of years and his goal was to end this.
甘地痛恨那种几千年来把印度社会分成种姓的习惯，而他的目的就是要结束这种局面。