| 单词 | brittle |
| 释义 | brittle (once / 2303 pages) 1adj 2n 3adj Something brittle is easily broken. Do you have brittle bones? Then no football or rugby for you. Besides meaning easily fractured and emotionally cold, brittle is also a type of candy made of cooled sugar. To make peanut brittle, bake the ingredients on a cookie sheet then let the brittle cool into sheets which you break into pieces (and then eat — wreaking havoc with your braces). It's ok to use the adjective brittle freely to describe lots of things that will break easily — such as a heart, a theory, or a poorly equipped army. WORD FAMILYbrittle: brittlely, brittleness, brittler, brittles, brittlest USAGE EXAMPLESThe meat arrives with a textured, almost brittle outer bark, like the crust on a really great loaf of sourdough. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) Even those who survive face up to 15 bone fractures a year, brittle teeth, impaired hearing and growth problems. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) Diminutive New Zealand man who inspired many by defying the brittle bones he was born with and pursuing a life filled with rigorous outdoor adventures. Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1adj having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped brittle bones glass is brittle Syn brickle, brickly breakable capable of being broken or damaged 2adj (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured 2Syn unannealed unhardened, untempered not brought to a proper consistency or hardness n caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper toffee, toffy peanut brittle brittle containing peanuts candy, confect a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts adj lacking warmth and generosity of spirit a brittle and calculating woman Syn coldhearted lacking in sympathy or feeling |
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