brunt

US: /ˈbɹənt/
UK: /bɹˈʌnt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


brunt /brʌnt/
  • danh từ
    • gánh năng chủ yếu, sức mạnh chính
      • to bear the brunt of an attack: chịu đựng mũi giùi của cuộc sống

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
Idioms: bear, take, etc. the brunt of sth to receive the main force of sth unpleasant: Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
(full) force, burden, onus, weight, impact; shock, stress, violence, onslaught:
As the head of the department was on holiday, I had to take the full brunt of the customers' complaints.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

full, main

VERB + BRUNT

bear, take
The prime minister has taken the brunt of the criticism.

PREP.

the ~ of