Brunt is a noun: the worst, heaviest part of something bad that hits a person or a group. You almost never say the word by itself. English speakers keep it in a small set of phrases — bear the brunt of, take the brunt of.

Brunt is a nounbrunt 是名詞：the worst, heaviest part of something bad指最壞、最重的那一部分 that hits a person or a group打在一個人或一群人身上的。You almost never say the word by itself這個字幾乎不會單獨拿出來說。English speakers keep it英文使用者只把它留 in a small set of phrases在一小組固定說法裡——bear the brunt of, take the brunt ofbear the brunt of、take the brunt of。

If a storm hits a town, the houses by the sea may take the brunt of it: they get the strongest wind and the most damage. If a company cuts jobs, one team may bear the brunt of the cuts.

If a storm hits a town如果暴風雨侵襲一個城鎮，the houses by the sea靠海的房子 may take the brunt of it可能會 take the brunt of it：they get the strongest wind and the most damage承受最強的風、受最嚴重的損害。If a company cuts jobs如果一間公司裁員，one team may bear the brunt of the cuts某個團隊可能會 bear the brunt of the cuts（首當其衝）。

People also stretch it a little: the brunt of the work means the largest, hardest share, even when nobody is attacking anybody. You will hear it in news, at work, and in serious talk. It is not slang, and it is not a word for a small everyday bother.

People also stretch it a little大家也把它稍微用得更廣：the brunt of the work meansthe brunt of the work 指 the largest, hardest share最大、最辛苦的那一份，even when nobody is attacking anybody就算沒有誰在攻擊誰。You will hear it你會聽到它 in news, at work, and in serious talk在新聞、職場、嚴肅的談話裡。It is not slang它不是俚語，and it is not a word for a small everyday bother也不是用來講日常小麻煩的字。

Though actually, you cannot really “brunt” someone — it is not a verb in normal English, even though the meaning sounds like an action.

Though actually不過其實，you cannot really "brunt" someone你不能真的對誰 'brunt'——it is not a verb in normal English在一般英文裡它不是動詞，even though the meaning sounds like an action雖然意思聽起來像是個動作。