There were brief periods when I seemed outside his control.

偶尔我似乎暂时摆脱了他的控制。

There is a brief period of mourning.

之后，人们举行短暂的哀悼。

In fact, the boy's birth heralded a brief period of calm.

事实上，男孩的出生预示着一段短暂的平静时期。

Sure, sitting for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise.

坐一下子的确可以消除紧张，或是运动后恢复体力。

The researchers observed individuals in a controlled environment during brief periods of sleep.

研究人员观察了在受控环境中处于短暂睡眠的实验个体。

Workers collected the coral during the animal's brief yearly reproductive period.

工作人员在这种动物每年短暂的繁殖期内收集珊瑚。

The 'future' is just a brief period of time in the course of human evolution.

“未来”只是人类进化过程中的一个短暂的时期。

Five percent of Russia was occupied and often for a very brief period of time.

5% 的俄罗斯被占领，而且往往是在非常短暂的时间内。

Scientists said it is a good image of this brief period in a star's life.

科学家表示，这是恒星生命中这一短暂时期的一张很好的图片。

For a brief period, food is plentiful and the animals must make the most of it.

短时期内，食物极其丰富，动物们必须充分享用这段美好时光。

Scientists said the image was a good representation of this brief period in a star's life.

科学家表示，这张照片很好地再现了恒星生命中这段短暂的时期。

It's worth clarifying that these findings relate to relatively brief periods of solitude. This is distinct from prolonged loneliness.

值得说明的一点是，上述研究结果只能表明相对短暂的独处时间对情绪的影响，与长期孤独对情绪的影响截然不同。

After a brief period, buried to comply with Italian law, Shelley had her husband's body dug back up.

遵照意大利法律，雪莱的丈夫被埋葬了一段时间后，雪莱让人把他的尸体挖了出来。

I mean, we had a brief period where stocks were positive right after they opened, but now they're dropping again.

我的意思是，美股开盘后曾短时间呈现积极态势，但是现在再次下跌。

'Rest', in terms of muscle relaxation and so on, can be achieved by a brief period lying, or even sitting down.

“休息”，从使肌肉得到放松等方面来看，只要稍微躺一躺，甚至坐一坐就能达到。

The animals appear to jump out of the ocean for brief periods and strike the water with their tails and fins.

这些动物似乎会短暂地跳出海洋，用尾巴和鳍击打水面。

Facebook increased its market valuation from around $60bn at the end of 2012 to-for a brief period in 2018-more than $600bn.

2012年年底，Facebook市值约为600亿美元—在2018年短期内—增长到了6000多亿美元。

For a brief period, it made sense to stand out.

在短时间内， 脱颖而出是有道理的。

I spent only a brief period living in the world of the wealthy.

我只在富人的世界里度过了一段短暂的时光。

Five percent of Russia was occupied and  often for a very brief period of time.

百分之五的俄罗斯被占领，而且占领的时间通常很短。