debriefing
debriefing — noun
1. a formal session in which someone who has just returned from a task, mission, or
a formal session in which someone who has just returned from a task, mission, or trip is asked questions so that important facts can be gathered and recorded
After the rescue mission, the team sat down for a two-hour debriefing with their commander.
debriefing + with [person in charge]
All field reporters must attend a debriefing session before they can leave the office.
The military pilot gave a detailed account of what he saw during the debriefing.
Antonia’s debriefing covered every stop on her undercover assignment, including the people she had met.
Salma gave a full account of her patrol during the debriefing, answering each question from the intelligence team.
- briefing
a pre-task meeting where instructions are given rather than information collected
文法句型
debriefing + of [person]
用法筆記
A debriefing happens after the event is over, not during it. The purpose is to collect facts rather than to judge performance.
常見錯誤
debriefing — verb
- debriefingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- debriefings3rd person singular
- debriefinging-ing form
- debriefingedpast simple
1. to ask someone official questions about a job, mission, or trip they have just f
to ask someone official questions about a job, mission, or trip they have just finished, in order to get useful facts and details
The officer debriefed the witness right after the robbery to record what she had seen.
debrief + [person] after [event]
Brian was debriefed by his supervisor about everything that happened during the trade negotiations.
passive: be debriefed + about [topic]
The embassy staff debriefed the diplomat as soon as his plane landed at the airport.
Firefighters are debriefed after every major incident so that safety procedures can be improved.
Indra debriefed the aid workers about the challenges they faced in the flood zone.
- question
less formal; can be used in everyday situations without a completed task
- interview
suggests a more open-ended conversation rather than systematic fact-gathering
- interrogate
more aggressive; often implies pressure or suspicion
- brief
to give instructions beforehand rather than collect information afterwards
文法句型
debrief + [person]
be debriefed + about [topic]
用法筆記
Frequently used in passive voice. The person posing the questions is the subject; the person who completed the task is the object.
常見錯誤
2. to examine a completed project, event, or process in detail so that lessons can
to examine a completed project, event, or process in detail so that lessons can be learned and future work can be done better
The engineering team debriefed the product launch to find out what had caused the delay.
debrief + [project] to find out [issue]
After the conference, the organisers debriefed every stage of the event over two days.
Rohan's team debriefed the software testing phase and wrote a report with ten recommendations.
The school principal debriefed the charity fundraiser with the help of the parent committee.
文法句型
debrief + [project / event]
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, the object of this sense is a thing (a project, process, or event), not a person. Distinguish from sense 1 by asking: is someone being questioned, or is a process being examined?