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    brittle

    US /ˈbrɪtl/

    ・

    UK /'brɪtl/

    B2TOEIC
    adj.AdjectiveEasily broken, cracked, or snapped
    The cookies were brittle but tasted very good

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    Why Car Ownership Is Getting So Expensive | CNBC Marathon

    44:14Why Car Ownership Is Getting So Expensive | CNBC Marathon
    • It is more brittle than steel, so it cracks in a crash instead of bending and harder to repair than, say, a dent.

      It is more brittle than steel, so it cracks in a crash instead of bending and harder to repair than, say, a dent.

    • It is more brittle than steel, so it cracks in a crash instead of bending and deforming.

      It is more brittle than steel, so it cracks in a crash instead of bending and deforming.

    B1

    How To Overcome Psychological Barriers

    10:56How To Overcome Psychological Barriers
    • And then the price of our defence mechanism is that our relationships are shallow and brittle.

      And then the price of our defence mechanism is that our relationships are shallow and brittle.

    • And then the price of our defence mechanism is that our relationships are shallow and brittle.

      And then the price of our defence mechanism is that our relationships are shallow and brittle.

    B1

    Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?

    16:11Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
    • We call this a brittle failure because there's little deformation to warn you that there's going to be a collapse.

      We call this a brittle failure because there's little deformation to warn you that there's going to be a collapse.

    • We call this a brittle failure because there's little deformation to warn you that there's going to be a collapse.

      We call this a brittle failure because there's little deformation to warn you that there's going to be a collapse.

    B1

    Benedict Cumberbatch reads the best cover letter ever written

    01:51Benedict Cumberbatch reads the best cover letter ever written
    • I like crunchy, brittle, crackly words such as splinter, grapple, jostle, crusty.

      I like crunchy, brittle, crackly words such as splinter, grapple, jostle, crusty.

    • I like crunchy, brittle, crackly words such as splinter, grapple, jostle, crusty.

      I like crunchy, brittle, crackly words such as splinter, grapple, jostle, crusty.

    B2

    LOOKOUT! Toxic Starfish!

    16:42LOOKOUT! Toxic Starfish!
    • Now the spines are actually relatively brittle, and that's where you really run into the problem.

      Now the spines are actually relatively brittle, and that's where you really run into the problem.

    • Now, the spines are actually relatively brittle,

      Now, the spines are actually relatively brittle,

    B1

    What If You Just Keep Digging?

    11:36What If You Just Keep Digging?
    • At first, the rock around us looks really brittle, like the crust, but denser.

      At first, the rock around us looks really brittle, like the crust, but denser.

    • At first, the rock around us looks really brittle, like the crust, but denser.

      At first, the rock around us looks really brittle, like the crust, but denser.

    B1

    Crash Course Big History: The Solar System & the Earth

    14:01Crash Course Big History: The Solar System & the Earth
    • It's also brittle and fractured into segments called plates.

      It's also brittle and fractured into segments called plates.

    • it's also brittle and fractured into segments called plates.

      it's also brittle and fractured into segments called plates.

    B1

    Machine Learning: Google's Vision - Google I/O 2016

    44:45Machine Learning: Google's Vision - Google I/O 2016
    • and it's very brittle, suddenly it opens up a lot more opportunities, right?

      and it's very brittle, suddenly it opens up a lot more opportunities, right?

    • that you usually write, and it's very brittle,

      that you usually write, and it's very brittle,

    A2

    Why Plastic Straws Suck

    04:38Why Plastic Straws Suck
    • All plastics ultimately sort of break down and fracture into smaller and smaller bits of plastic as a result of being tossed around by the waves and then by the fact that sunlight basically makes the plastic brittle.

      All plastics ultimately sort of break down and fracture into smaller and smaller bits of plastic as a result of being tossed around by the waves and then by the fact that sunlight basically makes the plastic brittle.

    • makes the plastic brittle.

      makes the plastic brittle.

    B1

    Must-Eat Dishes in Taipei

    07:11Must-Eat Dishes in Taipei
    • It's a peanut brittle ice cream spring roll.

      It's a peanut brittle ice cream spring roll.

    • It's a wrap with peanut brittle and ice cream rolled up into a little burrito.

      It's a wrap with peanut brittle and ice cream rolled up into a little burrito.

    B2