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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
孩子摔倒时,头部最容易受伤。 - 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。 - Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment
年轻人首当其冲,面临失业压力。 - 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”。 - 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。 - 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。