brittle
adj. 易碎的; 难以相处的,尖刻暴躁的; 冷淡的; 声音尖利的
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
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。
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
A brittle sound is short, loud, and sharp.
Myrtle gave a brittle laugh.
默特尔冷笑了一声。
1. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
1. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped;
2. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit;
3. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
brittle, fragile, frail
这些形容词都含有"易碎的"之意。
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.