首当其冲 meaning in English
be the first to bear the brunt; bear before others the brunt of an attack; bear the brunt of; be the first to be affected; occupy a foremost position; stand in the breach 短语和例子
Examples
- The wind and rain had not yet begun along those barrier islands .
在首当其冲的岛屿一线，暴风雨尚未来临。 - Most susceptible , and the first to be affected , are the intellectuals and the young students .
特别是文化人和青年学生，感觉敏锐，首当其冲。 - In the short term, import tends to bear the brunt of the trade account's adjustment because exports respond only with a lag .
在短期内，进口往往首当其冲地受到贸易帐户调整的影响，因为出口不会立竿见影地作出反应。 - On the deck was a slender, slight, beautiful figure, a dim man, apparently enjoying all the terror, the murk, and the dislocation of which he was the centre and the victim .
甲板上站着个峭瘦，细小，俊秀的人，一个朦胧的身影，显然在观赏这恐怖，这黑暗，这风险，他首当其冲，眼看就要丧生。 - Indian troops bore the brunt of the burma campaigns
在缅甸战役中，印军首当其冲。