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brittle adj.易碎的；尖利的；脆弱的n.果仁薄脆糖 (1) 这些冰像薄的玻璃一样易碎。(2) 池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。(3) 我们长期处于紧张状态，神经已经吃不消了。(4) 管弦乐队演奏的曲调尖利刺耳。(5) 持续的紧张让我们的精神很脆弱。(6) 我们对他所做的靠不住的诺言不满意。 Besides meaning easily fractured and emotionally cold, brittle is also a type of candy made of cooled sugar. To make peanut brittle, bake the ingredients on a cookie sheet then let the brittle cool into sheets which you break into pieces (and then eat — wreaking havoc with your braces). It's ok to use the adjective brittle freely to describe lots of things that will break easily — such as a heart, a theory, or a poorly equipped army.

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英 ['brɪtl] 美 ['brɪtl] (1) The ice is brittle as the thin glass.(2) The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.(3) Constant stress has made our nerves brittle.(4) The orchestra was brittle in tone.(5) Constant stress had made our nerves brittle.(6) We are not satisfied with his brittle promise. Something brittle is easily broken. Do you have brittle bones? Then, no football or rugby for you. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]脆的；易碎的 An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken. Pine is brittle and breaks.松树很脆，容易折断。...the dry, brittle ends of the hair.又干又脆的发梢2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]脆弱的；不稳固的；易变的 If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change. These incidents suggest the peace in Northern Ireland is still brittle...这些事件表明北爱尔兰的和平仍然很脆弱。This may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists.这也许会火上浇油，破坏当前脆弱不稳的休战局面。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]尖刻的；冷漠麻木的 Someone who is brittle seems rather sharp and insensitive and says things which are likely to hurt other people's feelings. ...Noel Coward's brittle comedy of bad manners.诺埃尔·科沃德尖锐嘲讽无礼举止的喜剧4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（声音）尖厉的 A brittle sound is short, loud, and sharp. Myrtle gave a brittle laugh.默特尔冷笑了一声。

英语单词	brittle
英美音标	英 ['brɪtl] 美 ['brɪtl]
中文释义	adj.易碎的；尖利的；脆弱的 n.果仁薄脆糖
英语例句	(1) The ice is brittle as the thin glass. (2) The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice. (3) Constant stress has made our nerves brittle. (4) The orchestra was brittle in tone. (5) Constant stress had made our nerves brittle. (6) We are not satisfied with his brittle promise.
中文例句	(1) 这些冰像薄的玻璃一样易碎。 (2) 池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。 (3) 我们长期处于紧张状态，神经已经吃不消了。 (4) 管弦乐队演奏的曲调尖利刺耳。 (5) 持续的紧张让我们的精神很脆弱。 (6) 我们对他所做的靠不住的诺言不满意。
vocabulary简明	Something brittle is easily broken. Do you have brittle bones? Then, no football or rugby for you.
vocabulary扩展	Besides meaning easily fractured and emotionally cold, brittle is also a type of candy made of cooled sugar. To make peanut brittle, bake the ingredients on a cookie sheet then let the brittle cool into sheets which you break into pieces (and then eat — wreaking havoc with your braces). It's ok to use the adjective brittle freely to describe lots of things that will break easily — such as a heart, a theory, or a poorly equipped army.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]脆的；易碎的 An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken. Pine is brittle and breaks. 松树很脆，容易折断。 ...the dry, brittle ends of the hair. 又干又脆的发梢 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]脆弱的；不稳固的；易变的 If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change. These incidents suggest the peace in Northern Ireland is still brittle... 这些事件表明北爱尔兰的和平仍然很脆弱。 This may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists. 这也许会火上浇油，破坏当前脆弱不稳的休战局面。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]尖刻的；冷漠麻木的 Someone who is brittle seems rather sharp and insensitive and says things which are likely to hurt other people's feelings. ...Noel Coward's brittle comedy of bad manners. 诺埃尔·科沃德尖锐嘲讽无礼举止的喜剧 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（声音）尖厉的 A brittle sound is short, loud, and sharp. Myrtle gave a brittle laugh. 默特尔冷笑了一声。

Brittle Easily Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Made Constant Stress Nerves