brunt
英 [br?nt]
美[br?nt]
- n. 冲击；主要冲力
- n. (Brunt)人名；(英)布伦特
TEM8GRE低频词扩展词汇
词态变化
复数:?brunts;
助记提示
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》