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单词 suffer
释义

suffer

UK /ˈsʌfə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysuffer
he/she/itsuffers
present participlesuffering
past tensesuffered
past participlesuffered

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to feel pain in your body or your mind

    Don’t worry, the animal won’t suffer any pain.

    When parents argue constantly, it’s the children who suffer most.

    Synonyms and related words

    To feel or cause physical pain and suffering
    1. 1a
      to have a particular illness or physical problem
      suffer from:

      patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

      She suffered from depression for most of her adult life.

      Synonyms and related words

      To have or develop an illness or symptom
  2. 2
    transitive to experience something very unpleasant or painful

    Some patients suffered severe side-effects from the treatment.

    About one fifth of adults have suffered occasional periods of unemployment.

    Our team suffered another humiliating defeat last night.

    suffer the consequences:

    If you choose to ignore the rules, you’ll have to suffer the consequences.

    Synonyms and related words

    To be in, or to get into a difficult situation
    1. 2a
      intransitive to be badly affected by a very difficult or unpleasant situation

      a prolonged civil war, in which ordinary people have suffered terribly

      suffer from:

      The region continues to suffer from serious pollution.

      Synonyms and related words

      To be in, or to get into a difficult situation

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used as objects of suffer
    ▪ attack, consequence, damage, decline, defeat, fate, humiliation, indignity, loss, setback

  3. 3
    intransitive to become worse or less successful

    Ben was constantly away from home on business and, not surprisingly, their relationship suffered.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become worse
  4. 4
    transitive an old word meaning ‘to allow something’
    Synonyms and related words

    To give someone permission to do something

phrases

not suffer fools gladly

suffer

US /ˈsʌfər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysuffer
he/she/itsuffers
present participlesuffering
past tensesuffered
past participlesuffered

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to feel pain in your body or your mind

    Don’t worry, the animal won’t suffer any pain.

    When parents argue constantly, it’s the children who suffer most.

    Synonyms and related words

    To feel or cause physical pain and suffering
    1. 1a
      to have a particular illness or physical problem
      suffer from:

      patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease

      She suffered from depression for most of her adult life.

      Synonyms and related words

      To have or develop an illness or symptom
  2. 2
    transitive to experience something very unpleasant or painful

    Some patients suffered severe side-effects from the treatment.

    About one fifth of adults have suffered occasional periods of unemployment.

    Our team suffered another humiliating defeat last night.

    suffer the consequences:

    If you choose to ignore the rules, you’ll have to suffer the consequences.

    Synonyms and related words

    To be in, or to get into a difficult situation
    1. 2a
      intransitive to be badly affected by a very difficult or unpleasant situation

      a prolonged civil war, in which ordinary people have suffered terribly

      suffer from:

      The region continues to suffer from serious pollution.

      Synonyms and related words

      To be in, or to get into a difficult situation

    Collocates

    Nouns frequently used as objects of suffer
    ▪ attack, consequence, damage, decline, defeat, fate, humiliation, indignity, loss, setback

  3. 3
    intransitive to become worse or less successful

    Ben was constantly away from home on business and, not surprisingly, their relationship suffered.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become worse
  4. 4
    transitive an old word meaning “to allow something”
    Synonyms and related words

    To give someone permission to do something

phrases

not suffer fools gladly
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