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

• Debt and equity holders will bear the brunt of it.
  债券持有人和股东们将首当其冲。
• Instead, banks will likely bear the brunt through increased reserve requirements and a prolonged clampdown on lending.
  相反，通过提高储备金率和长期打压放贷，银行可能首当其冲受到冲击。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• His secretary have to bear the brunt of his temper.
  他的秘书成了他的出气筒。
• 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。
• He bore the brunt of the blame.
  他成了众矢之的，人们纷纷归咎于他。
• I had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
  我不得不承受批评的压力。
• But for all three, human health will bear the brunt.
  但对所有三种危机而言，首当其冲的是人类健康。