suffer['sʌfə]

• vi.
  • 受痛苦，感到痛苦(或苦恼)，受苦难；感到疼痛；患病：

    He is suffering from the loss of his old friend.

    他正遭受失去老朋友的痛苦。

    He is still suffering after medicine.

    吃过药后，他依然感到很难受。

  • 受损失，受害：

    You'll suffer from smoking too much.

    吸烟过多你的健康会受到损害。

    to suffer from floods

    遭受水灾

  • 变差，变糟：

    One's sight suffers for ages.

    年老后视力会变差。

  • 受惩罚，(尤指)被处死刑；殉难：

    You will suffer one day for your carelessness.

    你大大咧咧的早晚要受惩罚的。

    They have suffered for the country.

    他们已为国殉难了。

  • 处于不利地位，受到妨碍：

    His firm suffered when he wasn't in.

    他不在期间，他的商号经营得十分惨淡。

    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。

  • 作为动作(或作用)的对象，承受：

    to suffer from pressure

    承受压力

  • [废语]忍受，忍耐，耐心地坚持
• vt.
  • 遭受，蒙受，经受(痛苦、烦恼、损失等)：

    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。

    to suffer pain

    忍受疼痛

  • 经受，经历：

    to suffer change

    经历变迁

    You must suffer the test.

    你必须经受考验。

  • 宽恕，原谅，听任，容忍：

    No man could suffer his vulgarities.

    谁也无法容忍他的粗野言行。

    to be not able to suffer a little inconvenience

    受不了一点儿委屈

  • 允许，准许：

    Will you suffer me to go with you?

    我能跟你一起去吗?

    He could suffer himself to be persuaded by me.

    他倒是能听进我的劝告。

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