中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.易碎的，脆的；脆弱的；易损坏的。
2.虚幻的，靠不住的。
3.(声音等)尖利的；容易生气的。
4.(态度)冷淡的；利己的，专为自己打算的。
短语和例子
as brittle as glass 像玻璃一样容易打碎。 a brittle fame 浮名。 His promise turned out brittle. 他的诺言原来是靠不住的。 a brittle and selfish woman 一个态度冷淡自私自利的女人。 a brittle personality 容易生气的个性。
vi.
变脆。
-ly, brittly adv.,-ness n.
脆弱，脆性，脆度。
n.
薄片脆糖。 peanut brittle薄片花生糖。

caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
同义词：toffee, toffy,

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle'' and `brickly'' are dialectal"
同义词：brickle, brickly,

(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
同义词：unannealed,

lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman"

例句与用法

The fibers lose strength and become brittle .
纤维强度下降，且易断。

Brittles looked doubtfully at mr. giles .
布立特尔斯疑虑重重地望着翟尔斯先生。

His promise turned out brittle .
他的诺言原来是靠不住的。

We are not satisfied with his brittle promise .
我们对他所做的靠不住的诺言不满意。

Lydia gave a laugh that sounded unexpectedly brittle .
利季娅笑了，笑声意想不到的尖利。

Brittle things break easily .
脆的东西容易破碎。

Crazing is the invariable precursor of brittle fracture .
出现小裂纹必然是脆性断裂的前兆。

She laughed and was frivolous and rather brittle .
她哈哈大笑，说话态度轻佻，不过还显得相当脆弱。

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。

He was so lean and brittle that his pistols and handcuffs seemed outsize .
他是那么瘦弱，连手枪和手铐都显得太大。