brittle
/'britl/
四级六级考研托福雅思GRE基础词汇
BNC词频: #8,736
当代词频: #10,220
中文释义
a. 易碎的, 脆弱的, 易坏的
[机] 脆的, 脆性的, 易碎的
英文释义
n. caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
s. having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
s. lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
s. (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured