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

• 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。
• But with less aggressive monetary tightening, corporate profit margins will bear the brunt of higher input prices instead.
  但如果实施不太有力的货币紧缩政策，公司利润率就将承受生产资料价格上涨的冲击。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• People who are relatively powerless service workers, children and other innocent bystanders often bear the brunt.
  那些无权无势的人服务人员、儿童以及其他无辜者往往成了受害者。
• 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。
• I had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
  我不得不承受批评的压力。
• Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment
  年轻人首当其冲，面临失业压力。