suffersuf•fer /'sʌfəʳ/

vt

1. 忍受；承受

• No one can suffer such insults. 没人能够容忍这样的侮辱。

2. 遭受；蒙受

• suffer pain 遭受痛苦

• suffer torture 遭受折磨

3. 古 容许；任凭

• I suffered myself to be dissuaded. 我听从了别人的劝阻。

vi

1. 受痛苦；受疼痛

• At least he died suddenly and didn't suffer. 至少他死得很突然，没有经受任何痛苦。

• Do you still suffer from headaches? 你还经常头疼吗？

2. 变糟；受到损害

• The boy's studies suffered because he played too much of football. 这孩子的功课越来越差，因为他总是踢足球。

• His business suffered when stock values decreased. 股票下跌，他的生意受到了影响。

词组suffer through 挨过

• suffer through an ordeal 挨过一场磨难