brittle

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbrittlebrit‧tle /ˈbrɪtl/ adjective 1 BREAKhard but easily broken The branches were dry and brittle. Joanna was diagnosed as having brittle bones.2 DAMAGEa situation, relationship, or feeling that is brittle is easily damaged or destroyed He spoke with the brittle confidence of someone who, underneath, was very worried.3 UNFRIENDLYshowing no warm feelings a brittle laughExamples from the Corpusbrittle• Perming makes your hair more brittle.• Relations between the two countries are still very brittle.• The paper was old and brittle.• The thick slash lying everywhere had been packed down, and decay had made it brittle.• The building's electrical wiring was worn and brittle, causing a fire hazard.• The result was a sweaty medley, harsh and brittle on the surface, but cheesy and rotten underneath.• Then the brittle pupal case had cracked at the top, where the adult moth had emerged.• But the comic form he has chosen is too brittle to contain his appalled indignation.Origin brittle (1300-1400) Old English gebryttan “to break into pieces”

单词	brittle
释义	brittle From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbrittlebrit‧tle /ˈbrɪtl/ adjective 1 BREAKhard but easily broken The branches were dry and brittle. Joanna was diagnosed as having brittle bones.2 DAMAGEa situation, relationship, or feeling that is brittle is easily damaged or destroyed He spoke with the brittle confidence of someone who, underneath, was very worried.3 UNFRIENDLYshowing no warm feelings a brittle laughExamples from the Corpusbrittle• Perming makes your hair more brittle.• Relations between the two countries are still very brittle.• The paper was old and brittle.• The thick slash lying everywhere had been packed down, and decay had made it brittle.• The building's electrical wiring was worn and brittle, causing a fire hazard.• The result was a sweaty medley, harsh and brittle on the surface, but cheesy and rotten underneath.• Then the brittle pupal case had cracked at the top, where the adult moth had emerged.• But the comic form he has chosen is too brittle to contain his appalled indignation.Origin brittle (1300-1400) Old English gebryttan “to break into pieces”
随便看	detached manner detached way detached way/manner detachment detail detail detail people detail person detail somebody to (do) something non-restrictive non-returnable non-scientific non-slip non-smoker non-smoking non-specific non-standard non-stick non-threatening non-toxic non-traditional non-union non-violence non-violent non-voting share