adj.(形容词)

1. 冷淡的，不友好的
2. 易碎的，易损坏的，脆弱的，脆的
3. 尖利的，刺耳的
4. 敏感的，易生气的，难相处的
5. 易变迁的；短暂的
6. 利己的，专为自己打算的

n.(名词)

1. 薄片脆糖，松脆花生薄片糖，果仁薄脆糖

v.(动词)

1. 变脆

adj.(形容词)

1. 易碎的，易损坏的 hard but easily broken
2. 冷淡的，不友好的 lacking warmth or depth of feeling

Noun:

1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets

Adjective:

1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped;

   "brittle bones"
   "glass is brittle"
   "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal"
   

2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit;

   "a brittle and calculating woman"
   

3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

1.脆的；易碎的
An object or substance that isbrittle is hard but easily broken.

e.g. Pine isbrittle and breaks.
松树很脆，容易折断。
e.g. ...the dry,brittle ends of the hair.
又干又脆的发梢

2.脆弱的；不稳固的；易变的
If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood asbrittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change.

e.g. These incidents suggest the peace in Northern Ireland is stillbrittle...
这些事件表明北爱尔兰的和平仍然很脆弱。
e.g. This may help to undermine thebrittle 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.尖刻的；冷漠麻木的
Someone who isbrittle seems rather sharp and insensitive and says things which are likely to hurt other people's feelings.

e.g. ...Noel Coward'sbrittle comedy of bad manners.
诺埃尔·科沃德尖锐嘲讽无礼举止的喜剧

4.（声音）尖厉的
Abrittle sound is short, loud, and sharp.

e.g. Myrtle gave abrittle laugh.
默特尔冷笑了一声。

1. 易碎的：brittle不列颠(btit)的奸商特(t)乐(le),专做一颠就易碎的(brittle)劣质产品,弄得人们买东西的心好脆弱的(brittle). brook清晨来到小溪(brook)边读书(book). brow有的人种连眉毛(brow)都是棕色的(brown). bubble水在沸腾(bubble)的时候要冒很多气泡(音:bbb)

2. 脆性：由于无铅锡球生长之IMC属于脆性(brittle)结构,从冲击能量方面可参考推球历时曲线中的pre-energy能量,它所代表 的是上升区段的受力能量. 从表3可以看出,当推速为300mm/s时,可以得到较高的pre-energy.

3. 易碎：对於如夹环、聚亚醯胺塑胶和陶瓷被选择当作零件的材料而言,陶瓷材料比聚亚醯胺较便宜且更耐用,但是对机台花费较高且易碎(brittle). 然而陶瓷的腐蚀速率是相当低的,大家比较关心的是从所制造的陶瓷释放出来的钠、铝、锆 (zirconium)和其他无机元素.

4. 脆弱的;易碎的：891 、 纸板 carton board | 892 、 脆弱的;易碎的brittle | 893 、 脆性brittleness

用作定语～+ n.

1. brittle things are easy to break.
   脆的东西易碎。
2. It was a brittle humour.
   这是个没有人情味的幽默。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Glass is brittle.
   玻璃易碎。

The ice is brittle as the thin glass.

这些冰像薄的玻璃一样易碎。

The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.

池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。

Constant stress has made our nerves brittle.

我们长期处于紧张状态，神经已经吃不消了。

The orchestra was brittle in tone.

管弦乐队演奏的曲调尖利刺耳。

Constant stress had made our nerves brittle.

持续的紧张让我们的精神很脆弱。

We are not satisfied with his brittle promise.

我们对他所做的靠不住的诺言不满意。

brittle bones'/nails

易折的骨骼 / 指甲

a brittle temperament

脆弱的性情

a brittle laugh

尖利的笑声

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

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。

...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

Myrtle gave a brittle laugh.

默特尔冷笑了一声。

Application: suitable for brittle material, potato chips, crispy rice, apple, jelly, etc.

适用范围: 适合于易碎物料:薯片, 锅巴, 苹果片, 果冻等.

brittle things break easily.

脆的东西容易破碎.

Concrete is a brittle material, so its compressive strength is high, but tensile is low.

混凝土是一种脆性材料, 抗压强度高, 而抗拉强度则较低.

Fortune is as brittle as glass.

运气和玻璃一样易碎.

It is very difficult that using common cutting machines the hard and brittle metal.

硬脆金属材料采用普通切削加工相当困难.

For the HT 200 gray cast iron, the wear was caused mainly by the brittle flake.

HT200灰铸铁以塑性变形而产生的脆化剥落为主要磨损机制.

This material is highly brittle.

这种材料非常脆.

She has a brittle temper.

她动辄就要发脾气.

Like most hard materials, diamonds are quite brittle and cannot stand much shack.

象大多数硬质材料一样, 金钢石很脆,经不起猛烈冲击.

Tungsten Carbide jaws also benefit from being very sharp without becoming too brittle.

碳化钨颚还得益于其锋利,同时又不会容易断裂.

Applicable to various brittle material crushing of minerals.

适用于破碎各种脆性材料的矿物.

Steel without any carbon in it at all would be too brittle to use.

钢里没有一点碳,就太脆了,不好用.

Belt grinding shows excellent characteristics in machining hard and brittle materials.

砂带磨削在硬脆材料加工中具有优良的性能.

The absorption efficiency of brittle foams is better than that of.

脆性泡沫的吸能效果总体优于韧性泡沫.

She gave a brittle laugh.

她冷淡地笑了笑.

The sow bugs beside him are curled and empty, fragile a breath away from brittle fluff.

旁边的小飞虫的尸体显得卷缩和空洞和脆弱, 离那个脆弱的蠼螋不太远.

Lacquer becomes extremely hard But not brittle on exposure to air and takes a high polish.

漆固化后表面非常坚硬暴露在空气中也不易碎,并可高度磨光.

brittle，fragile，frail

这些形容词都含有“易碎的”之意。

brittle指没有弹性或伸缩性的脆性材料，暗示受压或被扭曲时易碎。

fragile除指易碎外，还指人身体虚弱，动辄就得病。

frail多指人体虚弱，也指某物不耐用，易碎易损。