suffer

[US]/ˈsʌfə(r)/
[UK]/ˈsʌfər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 忍受;遭受;經歷
vi. 受損害;受痛苦;遭受
Word Forms
現在分詞suffering
過去分詞suffered
過去式suffered
第三人稱單數suffers
複數suffers

Phrases & Collocations

suffer from

受苦於

suffer for

因…而遭受

suffer loss

遭受損失

suffer through

捱過;熬過

suffer defeat

遭受失敗

suffer hunger

捱餓

Example Sentences

to suffer from lunacy

遭受精神錯亂的痛苦

suffer from an obsession

耿耿於懷

I will not suffer such conduct.

我不能容忍這種行爲。

would not suffer fools.

不能容忍白癡

Inward suffering is the worst of nemesis.

內心的痛苦是最厲害的懲罰 。

did he suffer at all?.

他究竟遭受痛苦了嗎?。

the school suffers from chronic overcrowding.

學校長期以來爲學生過多而困擾。

a child suffering from asthma.

一個患哮喘的兒童。

suffering is part of our preparation for the hereafter.

受苦是我們對死後生活的部分準備。

she suffered a broken jaw.

她下頜破裂。

he suffered intense pain.

他經受了劇烈的疼痛。

The enemy suffered heavy -ties.

敵人遭受慘重傷亡。

suffering the most exquisite torment

遭受極大的痛苦

suffer from a serious illness

病得很厲害

Real-world Examples

If you forgo adequate rest, your body begins overreaching where fatigue increases and performance suffers.

如果你沒有足夠的休息,你的身體會超負荷,疲勞會加重,表現會受影響。

Source: Fitness Knowledge Popularization

The U.N. says that 400,000 civilians in eastern Ghouta suffered through the onslaught.

聯合國說,在東古塔地區有40萬平民遭受了襲擊。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

The sort of pain that's only suffering.

只是徒添折磨。

Source: House of Cards

If we started trying different materials, our quality would probably suffer.

如果我們涉足其他原材料,只怕多多少少會影響我們產品的質量。

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

The less we expect, the less we will suffer.

我們期望越少,受的苦就越少。

Source: History of Western Philosophy

It is through this that they suffer famine.

是以飢。

Source: Tao Te Ching

Whatever anguish she suffered she concealed.

不論她心裏委屈多大,她都沒有顯露出來。

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

We all suffer when we've been rejected.

當我們被拒絕時,都很痛苦。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Oh, I hope that little creep suffered.

噢,我希望他喫了苦頭。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

The years long drought suffered in the West.

緩解了西部遭受的多年乾旱。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

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