suffer

美 [ˈsʌfər]英 [ˈsʌfə(r)]
  • v.遭受;(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦,受难,受折磨;蒙受;变差;变糟

过去式: suffered 现在分词: suffering 过去分词: suffered 第三人称单数: suffers

suf- 在...下面 + fer 带来,拿来

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suffersuffer

verb

1

(因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦,受难,受折磨
to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of sth, etc.

I hate to see animals suffering.

我不忍心看动物受苦。

He suffers from asthma.

他患有哮喘。

road accident victims suffering from shock

在交通事故中受到惊吓的受害者

Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。

He made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it.

他当初草率决定,现在吃苦头了。

2

遭受;蒙受
to experience sth unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss

He suffered a massive heart attack.

他的心脏病发作很严重。

The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.

该党在大选中惨败。

The company suffered huge losses in the last financial year.

公司在上一财政年度出现巨额亏损。

3

变差;变糟
to become worse

His school work is suffering because of family problems.

由于家庭问题,他的学业日渐退步。

习语

to have very little patience with people that you think are stupid

suffer

频次

  • 1
    VERB 遭受,经受(疼痛);感到(痛苦)
    If you suffer pain, you feel it in your body or in your mind.

    Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort...

    几天的时间,她就病得很严重了,疼痛难忍,周身不舒服。

  • 2
    VERB (因疾病或处于其他不利境地而)受苦,受难,受折磨
    If you suffer from an illness or from some other bad condition, you are badly affected by it.

    He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer...

    他最终被诊断出患了晚期癌症。

  • 3
    VERB 遭遇,遭受,蒙受(不好的事)
    If you suffer something bad, you are in a situation in which something painful, harmful, or very unpleasant happens to you.

    The peace process has suffered a serious blow now...

    现在和平进程遭到重创。

  • 4
    VERB 受挫;遭受打击
    If you suffer, you are badly affected by an event or situation.

    There are few who have not suffered...

    谁都会经受挫折。

  • 5
    VERB (因不够关注或处于不利境况而)失利,失败,不成功
    If something suffers, it does not succeed because it has not been given enough attention or is in a bad situation.

    I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering...

    你的功课变得越来越差,我并不感到奇怪。

  • 6
    See also:suffering

  • 7
    PHRASE 迁就笨人;容忍愚蠢者
    If you do not suffer fools gladly, you are not patient with people who you think are stupid.

    She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.

    她不愿与笨人为伍,而在她看来,大多数人都是笨人。

verb

1
feel pain or be in pain
Synonym: hurt
2
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
She suffered a fracture in the accident
He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
She got a bruise on her leg
He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Synonym: sustain have get
3
feel unwell or uncomfortable
She is suffering from the hot weather
4
get worse
His grades suffered
5
be set at a disadvantage
This author really suffers in translation
Synonym: lose
6
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
I cannot bear his constant criticism
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
he learned to tolerate the heat
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
Synonym: digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate support brook abide put up
7
experience (emotional) pain
Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers
8
undergo or be subjected to
He suffered the penalty
Many saints suffered martyrdom
Synonym: endure
9
undergo or suffer
meet a violent death
suffer a terrible fate
Synonym: meet
10
feel physical pain
Were you hurting after the accident?
Synonym: hurt ache
11
be given to
She suffers from a tendency to talk too much

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The people who will suffer won 't be people like ourselves .

    受苦的不会是像我们这样的人。

  2. “ As long as I am here , I won 't let the child suffer ,” she said .

    她说道,“只要有我在,就不能让孩子受苦。”

  3. His school work is suffering because of family problems .

    由于家庭问题,他的学业日渐退步。

  4. Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage .

    班上许多孩子都来自社会地位低下经济困难的家庭。

  5. Many people suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives .

    许多人在人生的某个阶段都会得精神病。

  6. Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life ?

    你生活中的压力太大吗?

  7. He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident .

    事故之后他有几个星期失去记忆。

  8. The government suffered a total reversal of fortune last week .

    上星期,政府的命运发生逆转。

  9. Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff .

    许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。

  10. The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round .

    球队首轮失利,十分意外。

  11. In these days of technological change we all suffer from information overload .

    在这科技日新月异的时代,过多的信息使人人都应接不暇。

  12. People suffered many hardships during that long winter .

    在那个漫长的冬季,人们吃了很多苦头。

  13. She suffered no ill effects from the experience .

    这次经历没有使她受到不良影响。

  14. He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work .

    他受伤严重,不得已只好放弃工作。

  15. Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients .

    传染病患者同其他病人隔离开来。

  16. When costs are cut product quality suffers .

    一降低成本,产品质量就会受到影响。

  17. This war has caused widespread human suffering .

    这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。

  18. The party was suffering a crisis of confidence among its supporters .

    当时这个政党在其支持者中正遭受信任危机。

  19. She suffered from severe depression after losing her job .

    她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。

  20. It is hard to estimate how many children suffer from dyslexia .

    很难估计有多少孩子有诵读困难。

  21. She 's suffering a delayed reaction to the shock .

    她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。

  22. Property values have suffered another reverse .

    房地产价值再次遭受损失。

  23. She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition .

    她很聪明,但却缺乏远大志向。

  24. He suffers from a serious heart condition .

    他患有严重的心脏病。

  25. A lot of students suffer from exam nerves .

    许多学生考试怯阵。

  26. They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals .

    他们因虐待动物而被判有罪。

  27. She suffered years of mental torment after her son 's death .

    儿子去世后,她多年悲痛欲绝。

  28. Your enjoyment of a novel can suffer from too much analysis and dissection .

    对一部小说过多的剖析可能会影响你对它的欣赏。

  29. He suffers from a rare blood disease .

    他患有一种罕见的血液病。

  30. The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses .

    部队因伤亡惨重被迫撤退。

前缀
e-在...下面

suffice vi. 足够

suf- 在...下面 + fice 做,制作

后缀
e-带来,拿来

offer v. 提供(东西或机会)

of- 一再 + fer 带来,拿来

prefer v. 更喜欢

pre- ...前的 + fer 带来,拿来

refer v. 参考

re- 相对,相反 + fer 带来,拿来

differ vi. 相异

dif- 不,否定 + fer 带来,拿来

infer v. 推断

in- 在内,进入,使 + fer 带来,拿来

transfer v. 转移(感情)

trans- 转移 + fer 带来,拿来

confer v. 商讨

con- 共同,一起 + fer 带来,拿来

  • 习语

v.

not suffer fools gladly

不愿迁就笨人;不能容忍愚蠢者
to have very little patience with people that you think are stupid