suffer

['sʌfə]

vt.遭受, 忍受, 容忍
vi.受苦, 患病, 受损失

vt.

1. 遭受; 经历

He suffered many humiliations before he became a football star.

他在成为足球名将前受过许多屈辱。

2. (常用于否定句)忍受

I cannot suffer such rudeness.

我不能容忍这种粗鲁的举止。

3. 容许; 任凭[O2]

vi.

1. 受苦; 患病[(+from)]

He suffered from poverty all his life.

他一生受贫穷之苦。

My father suffers from high blood pressure.

我父亲有高血压。

They suffered a great deal in those days.

那时他们吃了不少苦。

2. 受损害, 受损失; 变糟[(+for/from)]

This scientific instrument suffered severely.

这部科学仪器受到严重损坏。

3. 受惩罚; 被处决[(+for)]

He suffered for his offence.

他因自己的过错而受到惩罚。

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

vt.忍受, 遭受; 经历

endure  bear  stand  undergo  tolerate  experience  

同义参见:

moan  writhe  brook  labor  take  sustain  have  feel  ail  

英英释义

动词 suffer:

undergo or be subjected to

同义词：endure

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

同义词：sustain, have, get

endure (emotional pain)

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

同义词：digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up

get worse

feel pain or be in pain

同义词：hurt

feel physical pain

同义词：hurt, ache

undergo or suffer

同义词：meet

feel unwell or uncomfortable

be given to

be set at a disadvantage

同义词：lose

短语词组

suffer from

1. 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服; 因……而更糟; 受……之苦

She often suffers from headaches.

她常常头痛。

suffer through

1. 挨过

We suffered through a crisis.

我们挨过了一场危机。

补充

suffersuffer英:[ˈsʌfə] 美:[ˈsʌfɚ]vi.1.受痛苦; 受损害I'll make you suffer for this insolence.我会因你无礼而使你受苦的。She suffered greatly as a child.她童年深受苦难。2.变糟, 变差vt.1.忍受, 容忍He could not suffer criticism.他不能忍受别人批评他。2.容许, 允许He suffered nobody to touch his flower.他不允许任何人碰他的花。The prisoner was not suffered to say a word.该囚犯被禁止发言。3.遭受, 蒙受He suffered the humiliation of being forced to resign.他蒙受了被迫辞职的羞辱。

例句

1. Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort.没过几天她就病得很重, 感到剧烈的疼痛和不适。 2. He suffered a heart attack last year.去年他心脏病发作了。 3. Major banks are suffering losses as a result of having lent too much money to companies who cannot repay their debts.由于将太多资金借给了那些无力偿还债务的公司, 各大银行正在蒙受损失。 4. The Labour Party suffered a devastating defeat.工党遭遇了惨败。 5. The peace process has suffered a serious blow now.现在和平进程遭到了沉重打击。 6. Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms.罗马尼亚为改革寻求经济援助的努力再次受挫。 7. They suffered a change of management.他们经历了管理层变动。 8. Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?你能保证我父亲不会受罪吗？ 9. She was really suffering.她当时真的很痛苦。 10. I suffer from hay fever.我患有花粉症。 11. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer.他最终被诊断为癌症晚期。 12. I realized he was suffering from shock.我意识到他休克了。 13. There are few who have not suffered.很少有人未受过苦的。 14. It is obvious that Syria will suffer most from this change of heart.很明显, 这一态度的转变对叙利亚的打击最大。 15. I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering.你的学习越来越差, 我一点都不意外。 16. Without a major boost in tourism, the economy will suffer even further.如果旅游业没有大的起色, 经济将会进一步下滑。 17. She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.她对笨人没有耐心, 而在她看来, 大多数人都是笨人。 18. He suffers from a tendency to exaggerate.他好夸大其词。 19. He is suffering from the loss of his old friend.他正遭受失去老朋友的痛苦。 20. He is still suffering after medicine.吃过药后，他依然感到很难受。 21. You'll suffer from smoking too much.吸烟过多你的健康会受到损害。 22. to suffer from floods遭受水灾 23. One's sight suffers for ages.年老后视力会变差。 24. You will suffer one day for your carelessness.你大大咧咧的早晚要受惩罚的。 25. They have suffered for the country.他们已为国殉难了。 26. His firm suffered when he wasn't in.他不在期间，他的商号经营得十分惨淡。 27. I don't think our relations will suffer for such a small quarrel.我认为这样的小吵小闹不会妨碍我们之间的关系。 28. to suffer from pressure承受压力 29. I can not tolerate to suffer the loss of 1% of the profit.我不能容忍把百分之一的利润损失掉。 30. to suffer pain忍受疼痛 31. to suffer change经历变迁 32. You must suffer the test.你必须经受考验。 33. No man could suffer his vulgarities.谁也无法容忍他的粗野言行。 34. to be not able to suffer a little inconvenience受不了一点儿委屈 35. Will you suffer me to go with you?我能跟你一起去吗? 36. He could suffer himself to be persuaded by me.他倒是能听进我的劝告。 37. he suffered intense pain.他经受了剧烈的疼痛。 38. [no obj.]he'd suffered a great deal since his arrest.他被捕以后受了很多苦。 39. [as noun suffering]weapons that cause unnecessary suffering.导致不必要的痛苦的武器。 40. his daughter suffered from agoraphobia.他女儿得了恐旷症。 41. his relationship with Anne did suffer.他和安妮的关系确实变得更糟了。 42. France will no longer suffer the existing government.法国再也不能忍受现任政府了。 43. my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more.我的良心不会允许我接受更多了。 44. Mary often suffers from severe headaches.玛丽常患剧烈头痛。 45. Our troops suffered heavy losses.我军伤亡惨重。 46. He made a rash decision and now he's suffering for it.他轻率作出决定，现在为此受苦。 47. My work is suffering as a result of problems at home.由于家里的麻烦事，我的工作受到影响。 48. asthma sufferers哮喘患者 49. Before the surgery it was clear that she was really suffering. [=was in pain]手术之前，很显然她真的非常痛苦。 50. He died instantly and did not suffer.他很快就去世了，没有受折磨。 51. She suffers from arthritis.她得了关节炎。 52. This patient is clearly suffering from shock.这病人显然正在休克。 53. He suffered a heart attack and died instantly.他心脏病突发，很快就去世了。 54. She suffered an injury during the game.她在比赛中受伤了。 55. We suffered a great deal during the war.我们在战争期间蒙受许多苦难。 56. I hate to see a child suffer.我不愿看到孩子受苦。 57. She suffered through another one of their long visits.他们又一次长时间造访使她苦不堪言。 58. The team suffered a defeat in the play-offs.球队在季后赛中惨遭失败。 59. "He broke the law, so he has to suffer the consequences. [=he has to be punished for what he has done]"他触犯了法律，所以要受到惩罚。 60. Their relationship suffered because of her work.由于她的工作，他们的关系变糟了。 61. He was working so hard that his health began to suffer. [=he began to have health problems]他工作太辛苦，身体开始出现了问题。 62. His parents told him he could play football as long as his grades didn't suffer (as a result).父母告诉他说，只要学习成绩不受影响就可以打橄榄球。 63. My mother was a woman who did not suffer fools gladly.我母亲不是一个宽宏大量的女人。