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TOEFL BNC: 821 COCA: 1099

suffer

suffer /ˈsʌfɚ/ verb
suffers; suffered; suffering
suffer
/ˈsʌfɚ/
verb
suffers; suffered; suffering
Learner's definition of SUFFER
: to experience pain, illness, or injury经历,遭受(疼痛、疾病或伤害)
[no object]
often + from
[+ object]
: to experience something unpleasant (such as defeat, loss, or damage)经历,蒙受(失败、损失或损害等)
[no object]
[+ object]
[no object] : to become worse because of being badly affected by something(因深受某事物影响而)变坏,恶化

suffer fools gladly

: to be kind to and patient with people who annoy or bother you宽容;容忍;忍让usually used in negative statements常用于否定句
TOEFL BNC: 821 COCA: 1099

suffer

verb

suf·​fer ˈsə-fər How to pronounce suffer (audio)
suffered; suffering ˈsə-f(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce suffer (audio)

transitive verb

1
a
: to submit to or be forced to endure
suffer martyrdom
b
: to feel keenly : labor under
suffer thirst
2
3
: to put up with especially as inevitable or unavoidable
4
: to allow especially by reason of indifference
the eagle suffers little birds to sing William Shakespeare

intransitive verb

1
: to endure death, pain, or distress
2
: to sustain loss or damage
3
: to be subject to disability or handicap
sufferable adjective
sufferableness noun
sufferably adverb
sufferer noun
Choose the Right Synonym for suffer

bear, suffer, endure, abide, tolerate, stand mean to put up with something trying or painful.

bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking.

forced to bear a tragic loss

suffer often suggests acceptance or passivity rather than courage or patience in bearing.

suffering many insults

endure implies continuing firm or resolute through trials and difficulties.

endured years of rejection

abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest.

cannot abide their rudeness

tolerate suggests overcoming or successfully controlling an impulse to resist, avoid, or resent something injurious or distasteful.

refused to tolerate such treatment

stand emphasizes even more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching.

unable to stand teasing

Example Sentences

He died instantly and did not suffer. He suffered a heart attack and died instantly. She suffered an injury during the game. We suffered a great deal during the war. I hate to see a child suffer. She suffered through another one of their long visits. The team suffered a defeat in the play-offs. Their relationship suffered because of her work. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Many railway workers suffer chronic health conditions, such as obesity and sleep apnea, according to union officials. Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Should diversity supplant quality in surgeon performance, patient care would suffer. Richard Bosshardt, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 California’s multibillion-dollar agricultural industry could suffer. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Millions of Americans now suffer from long COVID – life-altering symptoms that endure for months or even years after an initial infection. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Anyone else who spreads lies about Nicki will suffer a similar fate. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2022 Pockets of the north suffer from especially high rates of violent crime. Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 Here, one of our titular cash register-jockeys will suffer a heart attack of his own, and decide it’s time to do something with his life. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Industries sensitive to rate hikes — like the housing market and auto sales — will suffer. Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sufferen, suffren, borrowed from Anglo-French suffrir, going back to Vulgar Latin *sufferīre, re-formation of Latin sufferre "to submit to, endure," from suf-, assimilated form of sub- sub- + ferre "to carry, bear" — more at bear entry 2

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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The first known use of suffer was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 821 COCA: 1099
suffer

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SUFFER | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBa lot, badly, enormously, greatly, grievously, horribly, immensely, mightily, severely, terribly, tremendously受損嚴重;遭受重大損害;遭受慘重損失This area suffered very badly in the storms.該地區在暴風雨中損失慘重。needlessly遭受不必要的痛苦Thousands of children in the world today suffer needlessly.當今世界上有成千上萬的兒童遭受着不必要的痛苦。disproportionately遭受更大的損害Poor families suffer disproportionately from asthma.貧困家庭患上哮喘病的人數更多。accordingly相應地遭受痛苦unnecessarily不必要地遭受痛苦economically, financially經濟上/財政上遭受損失emotionally, mentally, physically感情上/精神上/肉體上遭受痛苦alone獨自遭受痛苦I'm sorry that you have to suffer alone like this.你這樣獨自一人受苦,我很難過。VERB + SUFFERbe likely to, tend to可能/易於患病Premature babies are more likely to suffer from breathing difficulties in childhood.早產兒在童年更有可能出現呼吸障礙。continue to繼續遭受痛苦deserve to應該遭受痛苦No child deserves to suffer for a parent's mistakes.孩子不應該因父母的錯誤而受苦。PREPOSITIONfor因為⋯受痛苦I played tennis yesterday and I know I shall suffer for it today.因為昨天打了網球,我知道今天要受罪了。from患有⋯She suffers from asthma.她患有哮喘。under在⋯之下受苦people suffering under repressive regimes在專制的政權下受煎熬的人們with因⋯受痛苦He suffers terribly with migraines.他患有嚴重的偏頭痛。PHRASESsuffer in silence默默忍受They were just expected to suffer in silence.他們被認為就應該默默忍受。

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