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  • Derivatives : n  sufferer
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

suffer ['s^fər]
  1. 1. vt. [+blow] [ setback] 遭受
  2. 2. vt. [+pain] [ illness] 承受
  3. 3. vi. [activity+] (due to pain,illness poverty etc) 受损失
  4. 4. vi. [person+] (be badly affected) 受苦难
    to suffer from shock/diarrhoea
    惊吓/患腹泻

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

suffer [ˈsʌfər]
  1. 1. vt. 遭受忍受
    Many saints suffered martyrdom.
    许多圣徒牺牲了。
    He suffered the penalty.
    受到惩罚
  2. 2. vt. 患(病);受(伤
    She suffered a fracture in the accident.
    她在一次事故骨折
  3. 3. vi. 苦恼悲伤
    Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers.
    每次他丈夫喝醉了,她都倒霉
  4. 4. vt. 容忍忍受容许
  5. 5. vi. 变化变差
    His grades suffered.
    他的成绩受到影响
  6. 6. vi. 受苦痛苦
  7. 7. vi. 感到疼痛,有痛感
  8. 8. vi. 不舒服不适
    She is suffering from the hot weather.
    闷热天气让她很难受
  9. 9. vi. 倾向于有……的癖好
    She suffers from a tendency to talk too much.
    总是话太多,结果反受其害。
  10. 10. vt. 经受经历
  11. 11. vi. 逊色
    This author really suffers in translation.
    这名作者在翻译方面确实缺陷
  12. 12. noun [Person Name] 苏费尔

Collins English-English Dictionary

suffer ['s^fə]
  1. 1. vb to undergo or be subjected to (pain, punishment, etc)
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to undergo or experience (anything)
    to suffer a change of management
  3. 3. vi. [intr] to be set at a disadvantage
    this author suffers in translation
  4. 4. vi. to be prepared to endure (pain, death, etc)
    he suffers for the cause of freedom
  5. 5. vt. [tr] [Archaic] to permit (someone to do something)
    suffer the little children to come unto me
  6. 6. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French soffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- + ferre to bear
  7. 7. n [Usage] It is better to avoid using the words suffer and

Examples

to suffer insult on insult
一次接一次蒙受侮辱
to suffer from want of adequate care
缺乏必要的照料
He could not suffer opposition.
他容不得反对意见。
You know the act of telling him how his father died made me suffer.
你要知道,跟他说他爸爸是如何死去的,这让我很痛苦。
These herbs suffer when sunned.
这些草药不喜光。
The farmers might suffer some loss of income but no one would starve.
农场主的收入会受到些影响,但还不至于到挨饿的程度。
People who suffer cancer experience ill effects from chemotherapy treatments.
化疗会给癌症患者带来严重的毒副反应。
Many people suffer memory loss, or a clouded memory.
很多人正都饱受记忆力丧失或衰退的折磨。
If prices were uncontrolled, it would be the old-age pensioners who would suffer.
如果物价的上涨控制不住,倒霉的将是年老人。

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