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Definition of brunt in English: bruntnoun brʌntbrənt the bruntThe worst part or chief impact of a specified action. 主要冲力，主要压力；影响最大的部分 education will bear the brunt of the cuts 面对削减，教育首当其冲。 Example sentencesExamples - Steven took the brunt of the attack which left him unconscious and needing hospital treatment.
- Rural women bear the brunt of the problems caused by environmental degradation.
- The bottom line is the common risk factors really are carrying the brunt of the burden.
- Many of those trapped and injured were in the front first-class carriage, which took the brunt of the impact.
- Meanwhile it is the bewildered and shocked members who have borne the brunt of the uncertainty.
- The front left-hand side of the bus bore the brunt of the impact and its passenger door was destroyed.
- As a result, the families are broken up and children bear the brunt of the developments that follow.
- The target is probably where you're choosing to focus their effect, absorbing the brunt of the tangle.
- As was expected it is the small and medium businesses in which have been forced to face the brunt of the Act.
- Pakistan was then, as today, a frontline state and bore the brunt of the economic and social impact of the conflict.
- The van bore the brunt of the impact and skidded over forty yards into a stone wall following the collision.
- There were one or two difficulties on the tiny stage, of which opening band Fever Dog bore the brunt.
- As a result, the highlands of East Africa bore the brunt of European colonization.
- Xander is the most changed, so he's going to bear the brunt of the effects of the virus.
- She managed to get a little bit of her arm in the way, but she took the brunt of the force on her middle.
- The hotel's casual staff were baring the brunt of the loss in business with a reduction in their hours.
- His daughter has to bear the brunt of talk generated by her father's downfall.
- The front left hand side of the First bus bore the brunt of the impact, and the passenger door was destroyed.
- The poor of the world will have to bear the brunt of the resulting resource degradation.
- Sales and marketing staff are expected to bear the brunt of the cost-cutting measures.
Synonyms full force, force, impact, shock, burden, pressure, strain, stress, impetus, thrust, weight, violence effect, repercussions, consequences
OriginLate Middle English (denoting a blow or an attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin. Rhymesaffront, blunt, bunt, confront, front, Granth, grunt, hunt, mahant, runt, shunt, stunt, up-front Definition of brunt in US English: bruntnounbrəntbrənt the bruntThe worst part or chief impact of a specified thing. 主要冲力，主要压力；影响最大的部分 education will bear the brunt of the cuts 面对削减，教育首当其冲。 Example sentencesExamples - As a result, the families are broken up and children bear the brunt of the developments that follow.
- Many of those trapped and injured were in the front first-class carriage, which took the brunt of the impact.
- His daughter has to bear the brunt of talk generated by her father's downfall.
- The hotel's casual staff were baring the brunt of the loss in business with a reduction in their hours.
- The bottom line is the common risk factors really are carrying the brunt of the burden.
- Steven took the brunt of the attack which left him unconscious and needing hospital treatment.
- There were one or two difficulties on the tiny stage, of which opening band Fever Dog bore the brunt.
- The target is probably where you're choosing to focus their effect, absorbing the brunt of the tangle.
- The poor of the world will have to bear the brunt of the resulting resource degradation.
- The front left-hand side of the bus bore the brunt of the impact and its passenger door was destroyed.
- Pakistan was then, as today, a frontline state and bore the brunt of the economic and social impact of the conflict.
- Rural women bear the brunt of the problems caused by environmental degradation.
- Meanwhile it is the bewildered and shocked members who have borne the brunt of the uncertainty.
- The front left hand side of the First bus bore the brunt of the impact, and the passenger door was destroyed.
- Sales and marketing staff are expected to bear the brunt of the cost-cutting measures.
- Xander is the most changed, so he's going to bear the brunt of the effects of the virus.
- As a result, the highlands of East Africa bore the brunt of European colonization.
- She managed to get a little bit of her arm in the way, but she took the brunt of the force on her middle.
- The van bore the brunt of the impact and skidded over forty yards into a stone wall following the collision.
- As was expected it is the small and medium businesses in which have been forced to face the brunt of the Act.
Synonyms full force, force, impact, shock, burden, pressure, strain, stress, impetus, thrust, weight, violence
OriginLate Middle English (denoting a blow or an attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin. |