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
- 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。 - 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。 - Debt and equity holders will bear the brunt of it.
债券持有人和股东们将首当其冲。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
孩子摔倒时,头部最容易受伤。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。