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

• For the first time since the crisis started, emerging markets bore the brunt of fears.
  自本轮金融危机爆发以来，新兴市场首次经受恐慌的冲击。
• His secretary have to bear the brunt of his temper.
  他的秘书成了他的出气筒。
• Young cadre is national future, it is the brunt of our country reforming and opening.
  青年干部是国家的未来，是我国改革开放的主力。
• 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。
• They highlight how manufacturers continue to bear the brunt of the slowdown, with exporters such as Germany and Japan the worst affected.
  这些数据突显了制造商继续受到经济放缓的严重冲击，其中，德国和日本等出口大国所受冲击最大。
• A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
  孩子摔倒时，头部最容易受伤。
• RENT is rising in cities across China, and young Chinese are feeling the brunt of this worrying trend.
  最近一段时间，中国各大城市的房租都在持续上涨，年轻人成了这一趋势的主要受害人群。
• He bore the brunt of the blame.
  他成了众矢之的，人们纷纷归咎于他。
• Employees on fixed-term contracts have borne the brunt.
  固定期限合同员工所受冲击最为严重。
• There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience.
  世上只有一件东西，能始终经受住生活的冲击：一颗宁静的心。