If you are deficient in sodium, your body will pull its reserves from your bones, making them brittle.

倘若你缺钠，身体将抽调骨头里储存的钠进行补充，最终导致骨质脆弱。

youdao

The elephants, in this area have the distinction of being the largestin body size of all living elephants though the ivory is brittle and you will not see many huge tuskers amongthese rangy monsters.

这个地区的大象是所有大象中最大体形的，虽然它们的象牙易碎，在这些流浪的庞然大物中你根本看不到这些巨大的有长牙的动物。

youdao

ZJS series of core barrels are developed to cope with strongly altered gold ore and body which is hard, brittle, of alternate hardness and difficult to core.

针对某含金矿地层蚀变强烈，岩矿层硬、碎、软硬不均、取心困难的特点，研制了ZJS系列钻具。

youdao