brunt
英[br?nt]
美[br?nt]
- n. 沖擊；主要沖力
- n. (Brunt)人名；(英)布倫特
詞態變化
復數:?brunts;
助記提示
brunt n.沖撞，撞擊（諧音：不讓他，所以要撞他）--- 他是領導，你也不讓他，這不是沖撞他嗎。
中文詞源
brunt 首當其充
詞源不詳。可以來自擬聲詞，形容重擊的聲音。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
- 孩子摔倒時，頭部最容易受傷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
- 年輕人首當其沖，面臨失業壓力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I had to bear the brunt of his anger.
- 他發脾氣時,我是首當其沖.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The brunt of her argument was directed at the trade union leader.
- 她把抨擊的矛頭對準了工會的領導人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
- 她不得不承受批評的壓力.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》