brunt

brunt

英 [brʌnt]
　　美 [brʌnt]

n. 沖擊；主要沖力
　　n. (Brunt)人名；(英)佈倫特

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。

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。

2. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
年輕人首當其沖，面臨失業壓力。

3. I had to bear the brunt of his anger.
他發脾氣時,我是首當其沖.

4. The brunt of her argument was directed at the trade union leader.
她把抨擊的矛頭對準瞭工會的領導人.

5. She had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
她不得不承受批評的壓力.