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

• There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course: a quiet conscience.
  世上只有一件东西，能始终经受住生活的冲击：一颗宁静的心。
• 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。
• But with less aggressive monetary tightening, corporate profit margins will bear the brunt of higher input prices instead.
  但如果实施不太有力的货币紧缩政策，公司利润率就将承受生产资料价格上涨的冲击。
• 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。
• He bore the brunt of the blame.
  他成了众矢之的，人们纷纷归咎于他。
• 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”。
• 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。
• Balochistan's capital, Quetta, was spared the brunt of the force, but there were injuries.
  俾路支省首府奎达，是不遗余力的冲击力，但也有伤亡。
• For now, China has been able to avoid the brunt of this reversal.
  迄今为止，中国一直能够避免这种逆转带来的冲击。
• I had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
  我不得不承受批评的压力。