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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

    • 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。