endure
/ɪnˈdjʊə(r)/verb
1
- with obj. suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently忍受(痛苦, 困难), 忍耐:
it seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
似乎没人能忍受这样的痛苦。
1.1
- tolerate (someone or something)容忍:
I was a fool to endure him for so long.
我容忍他这么久真是傻。
2
- no obj. remain in existence; last继续存在; 持久, 持续:
these cities have endured through time.
这些城市经受了岁月的洗礼。
派生词
endurable
adjectiveenduringly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French endurer, from Latin indurare 'harden', from in- 'in' + durus 'hard'.