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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   brittle

   • IPA[ˈbrid(ə)l]

   美式

   • adj.
     hard but liable to break or shatter easily；(of a sound, especially a person's voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs of instability or nervousness
   • n.
     a candy made from nuts and set melted sugar

   • noun: brittle, plural noun: brittles

2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. hard but liable to break or shatter easily her bones became fragile and brittle 同義詞 breakable, splintery, shatterable, fragile, frail, ... 更多delicate, frangible, rigid, hard, crisp反義詞 flexible, resilient
   • ▪ (of a sound, especially a person's voice) unpleasantly hard and sharp and showing signs of instability or nervousness a brittle laugh 同義詞 harsh, hard, sharp, strident, grating, ... 更多rasping反義詞 soft
   • ▪ (of a person or behavior) appearing aggressive or hard but unstable or nervous within her manner was artificially bright and brittle 同義詞 edgy, on edge, nervous, unstable, highly strung, ... 更多anxious, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, neurotic, hysterical, sensitive, insecure, nervy, informaluptight反義詞 relaxed, cool

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a candy made from nuts and set melted sugar peanut brittle