suffers; suffered; suffering
suffers; suffered; suffering
Learner's definition of SUFFER
1
: to experience pain, illness, or injury经历,遭受(疼痛、疾病或伤害) [no object]
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often + from [+ object]
2
: to experience something unpleasant (such as defeat, loss, or damage)经历,蒙受(失败、损失或损害等) [no object]
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We suffered a great deal during the war.我们在战争期间蒙受许多苦难。
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I hate to see a child suffer.我不愿看到孩子受苦。
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She suffered through another one of their long visits.他们又一次长时间造访使她苦不堪言。
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The team suffered a defeat in the play-offs.球队在季后赛中惨遭失败。
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He broke the law, so he has to suffer the consequences. [=he has to be punished for what he has done]他触犯了法律,所以要受到惩罚。
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[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 -
Their relationship suffered because of her work.由于她的工作,他们的关系变糟了。
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He was working so hard that his health began to suffer. [=he began to have health problems]他工作太辛苦,身体开始出现了问题。
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His parents told him he could play football as long as his grades didn't suffer (as a result).父母告诉他说,只要学习成绩不受影响就可以打橄榄球。
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