brunt

英 [brʌnt]

美 [brʌnt]

n.  锐气；（正面的）冲击；主要的压力

GREIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13688 / COCA.13686

习惯用语

n.

bear, take, etc. the brunt of sth
• 承受某事的主要压力；首当其冲
  to receive the main force of sth unpleasant
• Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.
  政府削减开支，学校将首当其冲受到影响。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 承受主要压力；首当其冲
  Tobear the bruntortake the brunt ofsomething unpleasant means to suffer the main part or force of it.
  1. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment...
     年轻人首当其冲，面临失业压力。
  2. A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
     孩子摔倒时，头部最容易受伤。

英英释义

noun

• main force of a blow etc
  1. bore the brunt of the attack

双语例句

• He bore the brunt of the blame.
  他成了众矢之的，人们纷纷归咎于他。
• Women and youth bear the brunt of the resulting shortfall in employment.
  妇女和年轻人被雇佣对市场的冲击是造成工作岗位短缺的另一个因素。
• The class of 2001 bore the brunt of the recession, though.
  不过，2001级学员首当其冲地受到了衰退的影响。
• In sheer numbers, Asia bears the brunt of the epidemic.
  在数字如此庞大的疫情中，亚洲首当其冲。
• A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
  孩子摔倒时，头部最容易受伤。
• South Padre Island, Texas escaped the brunt of that storm but still took a pretty big hit.
  德克萨斯南帕诸岛逃过了这场热带风暴的正面冲击，但是仍然受到了严重影响。
• Recently, some CEOs have borne the brunt of shareholder impatience.
  最近，一些CEO们终于耗尽了股东的耐心，被“扫地出门”。
• Balochistan's capital, Quetta, was spared the brunt of the force, but there were injuries.
  俾路支省首府奎达，是不遗余力的冲击力，但也有伤亡。
• Somalia is also bearing the brunt of the measles epidemic, which is sweeping through the Horn of Africa.
  索马里还首当其冲地受到麻疹的影响，麻疹疫情正在非洲之角地区扩散。
• Bore the brunt of the household chores. His shoulders can bear heavy load.
  担负着繁重的家务事他的双肩能负重载。