英譯：
bear/take the brunt of
例句：
- The oldest parts of the capital bore the brunt of the missile attacks. (首都舊城區在飛彈攻擊中首當其衝 / 首都舊城區在飛彈攻擊中災情最為慘重)
- It was the town that took the brunt of the recent flooding. (該鎮在最近的澇災中首當其衝 / 該鎮在最近的澇災中災情最為慘重)
註：The brunt 意為「受害最嚴重的部分」。
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