| 释义 |
suffer verb—受 v (often used)遭 v遭受 v中 vExamples:The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).—A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.—act for oneself and suffer the consequence—scorched and drenched by sun and rain (idiom); suffer from exposure the elements—suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy—evil has its retribution (idiom); suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds—suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship—endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence—fig. suffer a reverse (in politics or business)—the notion in society that it's better get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty—A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (common saying); a stitch in time saves nine—fig. (of business, popularity etc) suffer a sudden, devastating decline—play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences—a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer—suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations—submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence—suffer (from an illness)— |