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
- 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。 - Government budgets have borne the brunt of the economic crisis as tax revenues have fallen alarmingly and public spending has been raised to limit the damage wrought by the recession.
在经济危机中，政府预算一直首当其冲，因为税收以惊人的速度减少，而公共支出却不断上升，以限制经济衰退造成的损害。 - A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
孩子摔倒时，头部最容易受伤。 - 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”。 - I had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
我不得不承受批评的压力。 - They highlight how manufacturers continue to bear the brunt of the slowdown, with exporters such as Germany and Japan the worst affected.
这些数据突显了制造商继续受到经济放缓的严重冲击，其中，德国和日本等出口大国所受冲击最大。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。