brunt
brunt[brʌnt]noun- (the brunt)the worst part or chief impact of a specified action
主要冲力,主要压力
education will bear the brunt of the cuts.
面对裁员,教育首当其冲。
语源- late Middle English (denoting a blow or an attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin
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