brunt

英 [brʌnt] 美[brʌnt]
  • n. 冲击;主要冲力
  • n. (Brunt)人名;(英)布伦特

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复数: brunts;

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brunt n.冲撞,撞击(谐音:不让他,所以要撞他)--- 他是领导,你也不让他,这不是冲撞他吗。

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.

双语例句


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》