suffer
verb /ˈsʌfə(r)/
/ˈsʌfər/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they suffer | /ˈsʌfə(r)/ /ˈsʌfər/ |
| he / she / it suffers | /ˈsʌfəz/ /ˈsʌfərz/ |
| past simple suffered | /ˈsʌfəd/ /ˈsʌfərd/ |
| past participle suffered | /ˈsʌfəd/ /ˈsʌfərd/ |
| -ing form suffering | /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sad feelings, a lack of something, etc.
（因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等）受苦，受难，受折磨 - I hate to see animals suffering.
我不忍心看动物受苦。 - The country has suffered greatly at the hands of its corrupt government.
这个国家在腐败政府的控制下遭受了巨大的损失。 - suffer from something to suffer from a disorder/a disease/an illness/a condition
患有紊乱/疾病/疾病/病症 - patients suffering from depression/cancer
患有抑郁症/癌症的病人 - Increasing numbers of children are suffering from mental health problems.
越来越多的儿童患有精神健康问题。 - He suffers from asthma.
他患有哮喘。 - The economy is still suffering badly from a lack of demand.
由于需求不足，经济仍然遭受重创。 - suffer with something to suffer with depression/a cold
患抑郁症/感冒 - suffer for something 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。 - The lead actor had to suffer for his art by losing 10kg for the role.
主角不得不为自己的艺术付出代价，失去了10公斤的角色。 - Women continue to suffer in silence under the repressive regime.
在压迫政权下，妇女继续默默忍受痛苦。
Topics Illnessb1- Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.
许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。 - road accident victims suffering from shock
交通事故中受到惊吓的受害者 - I'm sorry that you have to suffer alone like this.
你这样独自一人受苦，我很难过。 - They were just expected to suffer in silence.
他们被认为就应该默默忍受。 - This area suffered very badly in the storms.
该地区在暴风雨中损失惨重。 - Thousands of children in the world today suffer needlessly.
当今世界上有成千上万的儿童遭受着不必要的痛苦。 - people suffering under repressive regimes
在专制的政权下受煎熬的人们 - Premature babies are more likely to suffer from breathing difficulties in childhood.
早产儿在童年更有可能出现呼吸障碍。 - I played tennis yesterday and I know I shall suffer for it today.
因为昨天打了网球，我知道今天要受罪了。 - No child deserves to suffer for a parent's mistakes.
孩子不应该因父母的错误而受苦。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- badly
- enormously
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- continue to
- …
- for
- from
- under
- …
- suffer in silence
- I hate to see animals suffering.
- [transitive] suffer something to experience something unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss
遭受；蒙受 - to suffer a stroke/heart attack
中风/心脏病发作 - Victims suffered severe injuries in the accident.
受害者在事故中受了重伤。 - 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。 - Crops suffered serious damage as a result of the floods.
由于洪水，庄稼遭受了严重的损失。 - The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.
该党在大选中惨败。 - His mother died young, and his sister suffered the same fate (= his sister also died young).
他母亲英年早逝，他妹妹也遭受了同样的命运。
- He suffered a massive heart attack.
他的心脏病发作很严重。 - She made mistakes as a teenager and spent her whole life suffering the consequences.
她十几岁时犯了错误，一生都在承受后果。 - The tourism industry suffered a setback last year due to poor summer weather.
由于夏季天气不好，旅游业去年遭受了挫折。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- badly
- enormously
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- continue to
- …
- for
- from
- under
- …
- suffer in silence
- to suffer a stroke/heart attack
- [intransitive] to become worse
变差；变糟 - His school work is suffering because of family problems.
由于家庭问题，他的学业日渐退步。
- His school work is suffering because of family problems.
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.
Idioms
not suffer fools gladly
- to be very impatient with people that you think are stupid
不愿迁就笨人；不能容忍愚蠢者 - She was a forceful personality who didn't suffer fools gladly.
她是一个坚强的人，不会轻易忍受傻瓜。
- She was a forceful personality who didn't suffer fools gladly.