The car took the full brunt of the explosion.
| 单词 | brunt |
| 释义 | bruntbrunt /brʌnt/ noun ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► the full brunt Phrases The car took the full brunt of the explosion. (=be in the worst position and have to deal with it)· Shareholders will bear the brunt of the company’s financial troubles. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► full· As I found out later, a metal necklace he was wearing had taken the full brunt of the lightning flash.· After her death they certainly took the full brunt, Silvio in particular.· Webs of bilateral deals protect them from the full brunt of competition.· When she reached the summit, she was into the full brunt of the gale-force wind.· The doctor took the full brunt of Moran's resentment.· Carewscourt, standing on its hill high above the surrounding countryside, took the full brunt of it. VERB► bear· A recent report showed how older workers bear the brunt of economic recession.· It will bear the brunt of the estimated $ 1 billion cost for the changes on Okinawa.· Southern California, where the banks had the most overlap, will bear the brunt of the cuts.· Millions of carers argue that they bear the brunt of the job ... without recognition, or proper payment.· Retailers are in the immediate line of fire and were first to bear the brunt of cost cutting.· The survey bore out recent observations that smaller companies were bearing the brunt of bad debts and late payment.· And it is I, not you, who must bear the brunt of it. ► borne· While Britain has borne the brunt of the economic crisis, Northern Ireland has been cushioned from the worst effects.· The south has borne the brunt of the recession.· So far, women have borne the brunt of the responsibility for birth control.· The indigenous community has borne the brunt of the costs of regeneration but has enjoyed few of its rewards.· It has been a hard battle and you have borne the brunt of it. ► take· As I found out later, a metal necklace he was wearing had taken the full brunt of the lightning flash.· After her death they certainly took the full brunt, Silvio in particular.· Her hands, which she threw up to protect her face took the brunt of the injury.· The front of the car, and those in it, took the brunt of the impact.· That poor innocent little child has taken the brunt of everything.· They had taken the brunt of battle during the war against Chaos and yet they were reviled by their fellows.· The doctor took the full brunt of Moran's resentment.· Carewscourt, standing on its hill high above the surrounding countryside, took the full brunt of it. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of something bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of something to receive the worst part of an attack, criticism, bad situation etc:
an industry that bore the brunt of the recession The car took the full brunt of the explosion. |
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