brunt
英 [brʌnt]
美 [brʌnt]
n. 锐气;(正面的)冲击;主要的压力
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.- Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment...
年轻人首当其冲,面临失业压力。 - A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
孩子摔倒时,头部最容易受伤。
- Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment...
英英释义
noun
- main force of a blow etc
- 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。