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vt.遭受,经历,忍受 vi.受痛苦,受损害

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副词:sufferingly 名词:sufferer 动词过去式:suffered 过去分词:suffered 现在分词:suffering 第三人称单数:suffers

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fer=to carry(运;载),to bear(忍耐)

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bear  endure  experience  stand  tolerate  undergo    

suffer


/'sʌfə(r); `sʌfɚ/
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (from/with/for sth) feel pain, discomfort, great sorrow, etc 感到疼痛、不适、悲伤等; 受苦; 吃苦头
*Do you suffer from (ie often have) headaches? 你常头痛吗?
* She's suffering from loss of memory. 她患有遗忘症.
* He suffers terribly with (ie is pained by) his feet. 他的脚痛得不得了.
* He made a rash decision now he's suffering for it. 他做决定太仓促--现在可吃到苦头了.
* Think how much the parents of the kidnapped boy must have suffered. 那个男孩儿给拐走了, 想想看他父母得多伤心哪.
2 [Tn] experience or undergo (sth unpleasant) 经历或遭受(不愉快之事)
*suffer pain, torture, defeat 遭受痛苦、折磨、失败
* We suffered huge losses in the financial crisis. 我们在金融危机中损失惨重.
3 [I] become worse; lose quality 变坏; 变差; 变糟
*Your studies will suffer if you play too much football. 你要是总踢足球, 功课就糟了.
* Her business suffered (eg made less profit) when she was ill. 她患病时, 生意受到了影响.
4 [Tn] (fml 文) tolerate (sth); stand 忍受, 容忍(某事物); 经得起
*How can you suffer such insolence? 你怎能忍受这样的侮辱呢?
5 (idm 习语) not/never suffer `fools gladly not be patient with people whom one considers to be foolish 对自己认为很笨的人缺乏耐心
*an arrogant, impatient woman who doesn't suffer fools gladly 不愿与笨人为伍的高傲而无耐性的女子.

suffer


v
1【pain】
2【bad experience/situation】
3【become worse】
4 not suffer fools gladly
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin: souffrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ( SUB-) + ferre 'to bear']
【PAIN】 [I and T]
to experience physical or mental pain
 At least he died suddenly and didn't suffer.
 She's suffering a lot of pain.
suffer from
 I'm suffering from a bad back.
 Mary's suffering from ill health at the moment.
【BAD EXPERIENCE/SITUATION】 [I and T]
if someone suffers an unpleasant or difficult experience, or is in a difficult situation, it happens to them or they experience it
suffer from
 London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers.
 Most of us have suffered the consequences of stupid decisions taken by others.
 In June 1667, England suffered a humiliating defeat by the Dutch.
suffer loss/damage/injury
 They are unlikely to suffer much loss of business after 2001.
 He suffered head injuries in the crash.
 A man who suffered serious brain damage during an operation is suing the hospital.
 Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.
【BECOME WORSE】 [I]
to become worse in quality because a bad situation is affecting something or because nobody is taking care of it
benefit
 Safety might suffer if costs are cut.
 I'm worried and my work is beginning to suffer.
not suffer fools gladly
to not be patient with people you think are stupid
 He was a perfectionist who didn't suffer fools gladly.
1. Workaholics, like those who are constantly drunk, suffer from a controlling habit, usually defined as compelling behavior despite negative consequences.
    工作狂, 就像那些老是醉醺醺的人一样,有一种无法摆脱的习惯,这种习惯通常被定义为不顾消极后果的强迫性行为。

2. The man who, in old age, can see his life in this way, will not suffer from the fear of death, since the things he cares for will continue.
    上了年纪的人这样看待生命,就不会有惧怕死亡的心情了,因为自己关心的一切事件都会继续下去。

3. They used to suffer for about 37 hours after surgery on average with a plastic tube as thick as a thumb running through their mouth or nose and down 11 inches of their throat.
    过去,手术后病人平均要疼大约37个小时,一根拇指粗细的塑料导管经口腔或鼻腔插入喉咙,深至11英寸。

4. The more modest and humble we feel, the more we suffer from solitude, feeling ourselves inadequate company.
    我们越是感觉谦卑,就越受孤独的折磨,感到仅与自己相处远远不够。

5. ----but only if you´re blessed with a sanguine disposition and won´t suffer sleepless nights over share prices.
    你必须性格开朗,不会因股票价格的浮动而夜不能眠。

6. Alcoholics often suffer from periods of oblivion.
    饮酒过度的人常阵阵失去记忆力.

7. And when you don't understand your schoolwork, your grades will probably suffer; cheating can only get you so far.
    而如果你不理解自己的功课,那么你的分数就会受到影响--作弊给你带来的结果只能如此。

8. You too would suffer from ennui if you had to spend months in a hospital bed.
    如果你必须在医院的病床上躺好几个月,那么你也会感到无聊的。

9. One third of the officers leaving were disabled in the very worst degree and will suffer for the rest of their lives for their efforts in the fight against crime."
    离职的警员中严重伤残的达三分之一,他们因打击犯罪而将在余生中承受痛苦。"

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