suffer

英 [ˈsʌfə(r)]

美 [ˈsʌfər]

v.  (因疾病、痛苦、悲伤等)受苦，受难，受折磨; 遭受; 蒙受; 变差; 变糟

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

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.821 / COCA.1099

习惯用语

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

牛津词典

verb

• （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.
  1. I hate to see animals suffering.
     我不忍心看动物受苦。
  2. He suffers from asthma.
     他患有哮喘。
  3. road accident victims suffering from shock
     在交通事故中受到惊吓的受害者
  4. Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.
     许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。
  5. 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。
• 遭受；蒙受
  to experience sth unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss
  1. He suffered a massive heart attack.
     他的心脏病发作很严重。
  2. The party suffered a humiliating defeat in the general election.
     该党在大选中惨败。
  3. 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。
• 变差；变糟
  to become worse
  1. His school work is suffering because of family problems.
     由于家庭问题，他的学业日渐退步。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 遭受，经受(疼痛);感到(痛苦)
  If yousufferpain, you feel it in your body or in your mind.
  1. 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. Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?
     你能保证我父亲不会受罪吗？
• VERB (因疾病或处于其他不利境地而)受苦，受难，受折磨
  If yousuffer froman illness or from some other bad condition, you are badly affected by it.
  1. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer...
     他最终被诊断出患了晚期癌症。
  2. I realized he was suffering from shock.
     我意识到他休克了。
• VERB 遭遇，遭受，蒙受(不好的事)
  If yousuffersomething bad, you are in a situation in which something painful, harmful, or very unpleasant happens to you.
  1. The peace process has suffered a serious blow now...
     现在和平进程遭到重创。
  2. Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms.
     罗马尼亚在为其改革努力寻求经济援助时再次受挫。
• VERB 受挫;遭受打击
  If yousuffer, you are badly affected by an event or situation.
  1. There are few who have not suffered...
     谁都会经受挫折。
  2. It is obvious that Syria will suffer most from this change of heart.
     很明显，这一态度的转变对叙利亚的影响最大。
• VERB (因不够关注或处于不利境况而)失利，失败，不成功
  If somethingsuffers, it does not succeed because it has not been given enough attention or is in a bad situation.
  1. 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。
  2. Without a major boost in tourism, the economy will suffer even further.
     旅游业如果没有大的起色，经济状况会每况愈下。
• See also:suffering
• PHRASE 迁就笨人;容忍愚蠢者
  If you do notsuffer fools gladly, you are not patient with people who you think are stupid.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

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

双语例句

• Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms.
  罗马尼亚在为其改革努力寻求经济援助时再次受挫。
• Cars are tested to see how much damage they suffer in simulated crashes.
  已经对车辆进行了测试以确定其在模拟撞车试验中会遭受多大的损坏。
• His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles
  他的两个主要竞争对手因长期政治流亡而处于不利的地位。
• I needn't add that if you fail to do as I ask, you will suffer the consequences.
  如果你没按我的要求做的话，后果请自负——这话我就不必再说了吧。
• He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer
  他最终被诊断出患了晚期癌症。
• Eventually even their economic predominance was to suffer.
  甚至最终，连他们在经济上的主导地位也会受损。
• There are few who have not suffered
  谁都会经受挫折。
• 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。
• Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.
  另外还有数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。
• Many air travellers suffer puffy ankles and feet during long flights.
  很多坐飞机出行的旅客在长途飞行中脚踝和脚会浮肿。