brunt /brʌnt/
Phát âm
Ý nghĩa
danh từ
gánh năng chủ yếu, sức mạnh chính
to bear the brunt of an attack → chịu đựng mũi giùi của cuộc sống
Các câu ví dụ:
1. 2 aftershock on Sunday afternoon sent people rushing into the street in Port-de-Paix, the coastal town that bore the brunt of Saturday’s earthquake.
2. A total of 243 rhino carcasses were found in the Kruger National Park, which has traditionally borne the brunt of rhino poaching, down from 354 in January-June last year, but the decrease in Kruger was mostly offset by increased poaching elsewhere.
3. Incomes sufferHome to about 60 percent of the world’s population, the Asia-Pacific region has borne the brunt of climate disasters, with many people living in vulnerable conditions due to poverty and poor urban planning.
4. Increases in sea level and regular floods from heavy rain and monsoons, combined with crumbling infrastructure to cope with excess water, mean the city's slumdwellers often face the brunt of water problems, experts say.
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