【brunt】 - A-level备考词汇

brunt

UK:  [brʌnt]

US:  [brʌnt]

复数：brunts  

n.

1.冲击;打击力

2.(来自攻击一方的)主要力量[冲势,压力]

3.〔废语〕袭击,突击,强攻

4.主力

5.撞击

6.动荷重

7.主要压力

8.负载

9.动载荷

1 . Winifred, who had borne the brunt of him for exactly twenty-one years, had never really believed that he would do what he now DID.
维妮佛梨德受了他整整二十一年的折磨，可是从来不相信他会做出他现在做的事来。

2 . In the short term, import tends to bear the brunt of the trade account's adjustment because exports respond only with a lag.
在短期内，进口往往首当其冲地受到贸易帐户调整的影响，因为出口不会立竿见影地作出反应。

3 . You had the brunt of my being a new mom, trying to be perfect and learning with you along the way.
你让我第一次成为妈妈，使我不断努力以求完善，并与你一块学习进步。

4 . The currency that bore the brunt was the yen. It jumped nearly 60% in a year, undermining Japanese growth.
协议出来后，日圆便饱受冲击，一年之内，日圆升值近60%，削弱了日本的经济增长。

5 . The dollar continued to take the brunt of investors' ire over the situation in the U.
投资者对美国现状的愤怒继续冲击美元。