suffer /ˈsʌfə/ CET4 TEM4 ( suffering, suffered, suffers )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you suffer pain, you feel it in your body or in your mind. 经受 (痛苦); 受苦

  例：

  Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort.

  在几天时间里她已病得很重，经受了极大的痛苦和不适。

  例：

  He suffered terribly the last few days.

  他过去的几天痛苦不堪。

• 2. 

  V-I If you suffer from an illness or from some other bad condition, you are badly affected by it. (因疾病等糟糕的处境而) 受苦

  例：

  He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer.

  他最后被诊断为癌症晚期。

• 3. 

  V-T If you suffer something bad, you are in a situation in which something painful, harmful, or very unpleasant happens to you. 遭受

  例：

  The peace process has suffered a serious blow now.

  该和平进程现已受到一次沉重的打击。

• 4. 

  V-I If you suffer, you are badly affected by an event or situation. 受难

  例：

  There are few who have not suffered.

  几乎无人免于受难。

• 5. 

  V-I If something suffers, it becomes worse because it has not been given enough attention or is in a bad situation. 变差

  例：

  I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering.

  你功课变差，我并不感到惊讶。