suffer
/ˈsʌfə(r)/verb
with obj.
1
- experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant)经受; 使遭受（坏事, 不愉快的事）：
he'd suffered intense pain
他经受了剧烈的疼痛
no obj. he'd suffered a great deal since his arrest他被捕以后受了很多苦
as noun suffering weapons that cause unnecessary suffering.导致不必要的痛苦的武器。
1.1
- no obj.( suffer from) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment)患病, 受病痛折磨：
his daughter suffered from agoraphobia.
他女儿得了恐旷症。
1.2
- no obj. become or appear worse in quality变差, 变糟：
his relationship with Anne did suffer.
他和安妮的关系确实变糟了。
1.3
- no obj. archaic undergo martyrdom or execution〈古〉殉难; 受处决。
2
- archaic tolerate〈古〉忍受：
France will no longer suffer the existing government.
法国再也不能忍受现任政府了。
2.1
- with obj. and infinitive allow (someone) to do something准许, 容许, 允许：
my conscience would not suffer me to accept any more.
我的良心不会允许我接受更多了。
短语
not suffer fools gladly
- be impatient or intolerant towards people one regards as foolish or unintelligent对蠢人没有耐心, 无法忍受蠢人。
- ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to 2 Cor. 11-19.
派生词
sufferable
adjectivesufferer
noun词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- 'from below' + ferre 'to bear'.