brunt是英語中表示"主要衝擊力"或"核心壓力"的名詞,其英式與美式發音均為/brʌnt/。該詞常見於習語"bear the brunt of"(首當其衝),用於描述承受不愉快事件的主要影響。在現代英語中,"brunt"既可指物理衝擊(如攻擊、自然災害),也可引申為抽象壓力(如經濟衰退、政策變化),其複數形式為"brunts"。根據牛津高階學習者詞典的解釋,該詞常與政府政策、自然災害等重大事件搭配使用。
基本介紹
- 詞性:名詞
- 發音:英/brʌnt/、美/brʌnt/
- 複數形式:brunts
- 常見短語:bear the brunt of
- 同義詞:full force、impact、thrust
- 詞典收錄:牛津高階學習者詞典
核心詞義
- 物理層面的直接衝擊力,如攻擊或撞擊的主要力量
- 抽象概念中承受壓力的核心部分,如經濟衰退的主要影響
- 負面事件的主要承擔對象,常以"the brunt of something"結構出現
短語用法
- 描述承受負面事件的主要影響:"Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending."(學校將承擔政府開支削減的主要衝擊)
- 軍事語境中的典型套用:"Infantry bore the brunt of the missile attack."(步兵承受了飛彈攻擊的主要力量)
- 經濟領域的引申用法:"Small businesses felt the full brunt of the recession."(小企業感受到經濟衰退的全部衝擊)
典型例句
- 社會政策領域:"The working class suffered the brunt of economic devastation."(工人階級遭受了經濟破壞的最沉重衝擊)
- 企業管理場景:"Their contentions won't bear the brunt of close scrutiny."(他們的論點經不起仔細審查的衝擊)
- 自然災害描述:"The Florida Keys bore the brunt of the hurricane."(佛羅里達群島承受了颶風的主要衝擊)
雙語例句
- Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment. 失業對年輕人的衝擊最大。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
- The fjords and islands of Chilean Patagonia take the brunt of the prevailing westerlies that wail across the southern seas. 智利巴塔哥尼亞的峽灣和島嶼處於盛行西風帶的衝擊之下,西風哀號著吹過南部洋面。
- Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending. 政府削減開支,學校將首當其衝受到影響。《牛津詞典》
- Normally these ventilators would be placed behind the helmet so it wouldn't face the brunt of the blast. 通常情況下,這些通風器會被放置在頭盔後面,這樣就不會面對爆炸的正面衝擊。
- The brunt of the blast is projected straight ahead, forcing a powerful spike of metal, usually copper, into and through the armour. 爆炸的正面直接投射在裝甲上,迫使強大的金屬尖刺(通常是銅)穿透裝甲。
- Leviathan should bear the brunt. 龐然大物分子應該首當其衝。
- But for all three, human health will bear the brunt. 但對所有三種危機而言,首當其衝的是人類健康。
- Through the brunt wind that dented the balls of my eyes. 在那能把我眼睛吹得凹進眼眶的勁風中。
- Asia Banks and financial firms took the brunt of the sell-off. 在下跌過程中亞洲的銀行和金融行業首當其衝。
- For now, China has been able to avoid the brunt of this reversal. 迄今為止,中國一直能夠避免這種逆轉帶來的衝擊。
- China, as the biggest saver, should bear the brunt of such a shift. 作為最大的儲蓄者,中國應承擔這次轉變的主要衝擊力。
- Recently, some CEOs have borne the brunt of shareholder impatience. 最近,一些CEO們終於耗盡了股東的耐心,被“掃地出門”。
- Now relatively unskilled youngsters are bearing the brunt of the recession. 現在,相比之下沒有特殊技能的年輕人首當其衝的受到蕭條的影響。
- The US has born the brunt of two spates of tornadoes in the past month. 本月,美國經受了兩次龍捲風的侵襲。
- In other words, the poor and elderly are to bear the brunt of budget reductions. 換句話說,窮人和老年人要首當其衝地承擔起削減預算的責任。
- Everyone assumes the brunt of a bailout will fall on the Germans and the French. 所有人都相信救助希臘的責任將由德國和法國來承擔。
- Normally it would be placed behind the helmet so it wouldn't face the brunt of the blast. 通常,這些通風器會被裝置在頭盔後方,這樣就不會直接面對爆炸的衝擊了。
- “The muscles on that side are taking the brunt of your weight and stress,” warns Queiros. “你身體那一側肌肉承受著體重和壓力的衝擊”,奎羅斯提醒道。
- When it comes to climate change negotiations, rich countries receive the brunt of the criticism. 在到了氣候變化談判的時候,富國首當其衝受到批評。
- But even with multinational support, it should not have to shoulder the brunt of this conflict. 但是儘管有著來自多個國家的支持,美國還是不應該來為此次衝突承擔相應的負擔
- But it is the mothers who bear the brunt of this stress. Most would not want to have it any other way. 但是,母親們卻首當其衝地承受了這個壓力,大多數人不想採取任何其它方式。
- Poor people are likely to bear the brunt as the climate changes and 70% of the world's poor are women. 隨著氣候變化,窮人可能會遭受衝擊,而世界上70%的窮困人口是女性
- Shelter said tenants in many rural areas were also bearing the brunt of high rents and low earnings. “庇護所”稱農村地區租戶也受到低收入和高房租的壓力。
- After absorbing the brunt of seismic shaking however the compromised structures often must be demolished. 然而,在吸收了地震搖晃衝擊力最大的部分後,這些受損害的建築物必須被拆毀。
- After absorbing the brunt of seismic shaking, however, the compromised structures often must be demolished. 然而,在吸收了地震搖晃衝擊力最大的部分後,這些受損害的建築物必須被拆毀
- The brunt is being borne by America, but there are grieving families in countries across the coalition. 美國方面的損失占多數,但是在聯軍隊伍中也有其他國家的士兵遭受不幸。

