brunt

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
    — Unfortunately, poor areas such as those in New Orleans bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina’s winds.
  2. The force or shock of an attack in war.
  3. The major part of something; the bulk.
    — If you feel tired of walking, just think of the poor donkey who has carried the brunt of our load.
  4. A violent attack or charge in battle. obsolete
    — Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them? Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot, Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt.
  5. A sudden harmful onset or attack (of disease, unbelief, persecution, etc.). broadly,obsolete
  6. A spurt, a sudden effort or straining. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To bear the brunt of; to weather or withstand. rare,transitive
    — "… I say." Ripton resumed the serious intonation, "do you think they'll ever suspect us?" "What if they do? We must brunt it." We brunted the storm.
  2. To make a violent attack or charge. intransitive,obsolete

词形变化

brunts plural brunts present,singular,third-person brunting participle,present brunted participle,past brunted past

词汇关系

衍生词
at a brunt at the first brunt bear the brunt

词源

词源 1
From Middle English brunt, bront (“sudden onset, attack, charge, blow”), from Old Norse brundr or brundtíð (“oestrus, rut”) (from Proto-Germanic *brunstiz), or bruna (“to rush”, literally “to advance like wildfire”) (see brenna).
词源 2
From Middle English brunt, bront (“sudden onset, attack, charge, blow”), from Old Norse brundr or brundtíð (“oestrus, rut”) (from Proto-Germanic *brunstiz), or bruna (“to rush”, literally “to advance like wildfire”) (see brenna).
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