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单词 endure
释义 en·dure
\ə̇nˈd(y)u̇(ə)r, en-, -u̇ə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English enduren, from Middle French endurer, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin & Latin; (assumed) Vulgar Latin indurare to last, continue, from Latin indurare to harden, from in + durare to harden, from durus hard — more at dure
intransitive verb
1. : to continue in essentially the same state : last
 < laws that have endured for centuries >
2. : to attain to or retain position or stature : maintain permanent recognition
 < the question of why one novel endures and another does not >
3.
 a. : to remain firm under adversity : bear up (as under tribulation) without yielding
  < enduring despite criticism >
 b. : to continue to act or function especially under adverse conditions
  < endure to the bitter end >
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to make hard, callous, or tough : strengthen
2. : to undergo (as a hardship or difficulty) especially without faltering, giving in, or breaking : suffer
 < endure tension >
 < we must try to endure all this in the fashion of philosophers — Louis Bromfield >
3. : to be compatible with : allow, permit
 < a poem that will not endure a facile interpretation >
4.
 a. : to allow to stand : countenance, tolerate — often used with a negative
  < a century ago hospitals were charnel houses, presenting a spectacle no one could endure today — Saturday Review >
 b. : to face with equanimity or tolerance : put up with — often used with a negative
  < unable to endure jazz >
Synonyms: see bear, continue
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