bear the brunt
首當(dāng)其沖承受主要的沖擊
brunt /br?nt/ n. 沖擊;主要沖力
To bear the brunt means to receive the main force of the damage, the problem, the attack
bear the brunt的意思是接受主要的破壞、問題、攻擊
If the coast usually bears the brunt of the hurricane, it means it experiences the strongest part of the storm and the most damage.
海岸通常bear the brunt of颶風(fēng)，這意味著它經(jīng)歷了風(fēng)暴最猛烈的部分和最大的破壞。
For example, if a company makes the unpopular decision to raise the prices of its products, the customer service workers will probably bear the brunt of the customers anger.
例如，如果一家公司做出了不恰當(dāng)?shù)奶岣咂洚a(chǎn)品的價格的決定，客戶服務(wù)人員可能會首當(dāng)其沖地承受客戶的憤怒。
It was the secretary who had to bear the brunt of the doctor's anger.
是秘書首先承受了醫(yī)生的大部分壞脾氣。