brunt
/brʌnt/noun
- (the brunt) the 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。
词源
late Middle English (denoting a blow or an attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin.