brittle

英 [ˈbrɪtl]

美 [ˈbrɪtl]

adj.  硬但易碎的; 脆性的; 脆弱的; 尖利的; 刺耳的

现在分词：brittling　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 硬但易碎的；脆性的
  hard but easily broken
  1. brittle bones/nails
     易折的骨骼 / 指甲
• 脆弱的
  a brittle mood or state of mind is one that appears to be happy or strong but is actually nervous and easily damaged
  1. a brittle temperament
     脆弱的性情
• 尖利的；刺耳的
  hard and sharp in an unpleasant way
  1. a brittle laugh
     尖利的笑声

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 脆的；易碎的
  An object or substance that isbrittleis hard but easily broken.
  1. Pine is brittle and breaks.
     松树很脆，容易折断。
  2. ...the dry, brittle ends of the hair.
     又干又脆的发梢
• ADJ-GRADED 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 尖刻的；冷漠麻木的
  Someone who isbrittleseems rather sharp and insensitive and says things which are likely to hurt other people's feelings.
  1. ...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
• ADJ-GRADED （声音）尖厉的
  Abrittlesound is short, loud, and sharp.
  1. Myrtle gave a brittle laugh.
     默特尔冷笑了一声。

英英释义

noun

• caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
  Synonym:toffeetoffy

adj

• having little elasticity
  1. brittle bones
  2. glass is brittle
  3. `brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal
  Synonym:bricklebrickly
• (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
  Synonym:unannealed
• lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
  1. a brittle and calculating woman

双语例句

• It is usually small, round, a crust of brittle brown pastry and a filling of chopped pork.
  它通常小而圆，褐色的脆脆的糕点和里面灌装切碎的猪肉。
• How to describe the brittle failure process for geomaterials is a challenging problem.
  对岩土材料的脆性破坏过程进行正确描述是很困难的。
• A further study of the way and theory of cutting hard brittle material in plastic state is presented.
  阐述了进一步研究在塑性状态下切削硬脆材料的理论、法，并提出了今后的设想。
• In the meantime it has a critical point of brittle rupture and tough rupture.
  同时在共混体系中存在有一脆性断裂与韧性断裂的临界点。
• Shellfish helps with male fertility, brittle bones, weak muscles, weight loss and the prevention of cancer.
  贝类帮助与男性生育，骨骼脆弱，软弱的肌肉，体重减轻和预防癌症。
• The brittle fracture of steel columns and the damage to column bases were found in Kobe Earthquake.
  在阪神地震中还发生了钢柱的脆断和柱脚的破坏。
• Completely decomposed granites with different structures are featured by brittle failure and creeppattern in triaxial tests.
  结构特征不同的全风化花岗岩三轴试验分别表现出脆性破裂和塑性蠕变破坏特征。
• In this paper, Based on the theory analysis and test, the fracture mechanism and fracture direction of brittle materials are studied.
  本文主要通过理论分析和试验，对脆性材料的断裂机理及断裂方向进行研究。
• Myrtle gave a brittle laugh.
  默特尔冷笑了一声。
• The key of analysis of the brittleness of system is to build the brittle model.
  系统的脆性分析的关键是要建立脆性模型。