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

• 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。
• A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
  孩子摔倒时，头部最容易受伤。
• He bore the brunt of the blame.
  他成了众矢之的，人们纷纷归咎于他。
• There is nothing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience.
  在人生的历程中始终顶住冲击的只有一件东西：一颗宁静的良心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
  我不得不承受批评的压力。
• They're the ones bearing the brunt of the recession.
  他们是承受了经济衰退冲击的人们。