brunt
英式音标[brʌnt]
美式英标[brʌnt]
基本解释
n. 冲击；主要冲力
n. (Brunt)人名；(英)布伦特
中文词源
brunt 首当其充
词源不详。可以来自拟声词，形容重击的声音。
英文词源
- brunt (n.)
- early 14c., "a sharp blow," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse brundr "sexual heat," or bruna "to advance like wildfire." Meaning "chief force" is first attested 1570s.
实用例句
- 1. A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
- 孩子摔倒时，头部最容易受伤。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
- 年轻人首当其冲，面临失业压力。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. I had to bear the brunt of his anger.
- 他发脾气时,我是首当其冲.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The brunt of her argument was directed at the trade union leader.
- 她把抨击的矛头对准了工会的领导人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. She had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
- 她不得不承受批评的压力.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
