brittle
【记】bri(联想bring，拿来)+ttle(联想little，很少的)→拿来很少的→易碎的东西就要少拿。
用作形容词(adj.)
- The ice is brittle as the thin glass.
这些冰像薄的玻璃一样易碎。 - The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.
池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。 - Constant stress has made our nerves brittle.
我们长期处于紧张状态，神经已经吃不消了。 - The orchestra was brittle in tone.
管弦乐队演奏的曲调尖利刺耳。 - Constant stress had made our nerves brittle.
持续的紧张让我们的精神很脆弱。 - We are not satisfied with his brittle promise.
我们对他所做的靠不住的诺言不满意。
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