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ADJ-GRADED
脆的；易碎的 An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
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Pine is brittle and breaks.
松树很脆，容易折断。
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...the dry, brittle ends of the hair.
又干又脆的发梢
2.
ADJ-GRADED
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.
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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。
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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
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.
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...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
（声音）尖厉的 A brittle sound is short, loud, and sharp.
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Myrtle gave a brittle laugh.
默特尔冷笑了一声。
- Noun
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1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
- Adjective
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1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped;
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2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit;
- "a brittle and calculating woman"
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3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
- synonym： unannealed
土木工程
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- 1.脆性涂层法
- 2.brittle-coating method
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- 1.【修】脆弱[性，化]，致命
- 1. Brittle things break easily.
- 脆的东西容易破碎。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. Chemically treated hair can become dry and brittle.
- 经过化学处理的头发会变得焦脆。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She gave a brittle laugh.
- 她冷淡地笑了笑。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. She has a brittle temper.
- 她动辄就要发脾气。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.
- 池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。
来自《简明英汉词典》
