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suffer

Word family 
suf·fer /ˈsʌfə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 verb  
1  pain 疼痛 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SUFFER to experience physical or mental pain 〔身体或精神上〕受苦；遭受（痛苦）
 At least he died suddenly and didn’t suffer.
至少他死得突然，没有遭罪。
 She’s suffering a lot of pain.
她遭受着巨大的痛苦。
2  disease/medical condition [intransitiveI] to have a particular disease or medical condition, especially for a long time
suffer from
5 I’m suffering from a bad back.
我背疼。
5 Mary’s suffering from ill health at the moment.
玛丽眼下身体不好。
n Craig suffers from a rare bone disease.
n The writer suffered from ill health for most of his life.
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say that someone has a medical condition, rather than suffers from it: 在日常英语中,人们表达某人生病时,通常用 has 而不用 suffer from
Both her children have asthma.
她的两个孩子都有哮喘。
3  bad experience/situation 糟糕的经历/处境 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR if someone suffers an unpleasant or difficult experience, or is in a difficult situation, it happens to them or they experience it 遭受（困难）；吃苦头，受损害
suffer from
 London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers.
伦敦的雇主正面临中学毕业生严重短缺的困境。
 Most of us have suffered the consequences of stupid decisions taken by others.
我们大多数人都承受过因他人的愚蠢决定而造成的后果。
 In June 1667, England suffered a humiliating defeat by the Dutch.
1667 年 6 月，荷兰让英格兰遭受了耻辱性的失败。
suffer loss/damage/injury
 They are unlikely to suffer any further loss of business.
他们不太可能再遭受经营亏损。
 He suffered head injuries in the crash.
他在车祸中头部受伤。
 A man who suffered serious brain damage during an operation is suing the hospital.
一名在手术中大脑严重受损的男子正在起诉医院。
 Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.
小公司在经济衰退期间资金紧缺。
4  become worse 变坏 [intransitiveI]WORSE to become worse in quality because a bad situation is affecting something or because nobody is taking care of it 变差，变坏，变糟 OPP benefit
 Safety might suffer if costs are cut.
如果削减成本，可能会影响安全。
 I’m worried and my work is beginning to suffer.
我忧心忡忡，工作开始受到影响。
5  not suffer fools gladly WAITto not be patient with people you think are stupid 对愚蠢的人没有耐心，不能耐着性子与蠢人相处
 He was a perfectionist who didn’t suffer fools gladly.
他是个完美主义者，对笨人没有耐心。
Examples from the Corpus
not suffer fools gladly• A tall, fast-talking southerner whose accent still lingers despite her years in the north, Porter does not suffer fools gladly.• Mr Fallon has been described as the kind of man who does not suffer fools gladly.• She was a forceful personality who did not suffer fools gladly, but her sternness was accompanied by grace and Victorian courtesy.
n Grammar
You suffer from an illness, disease, or condition:
He is suffering from pneumonia.
She suffers from anxiety.
✗Don’t say: He is suffering pneumonia. | She suffers anxiety.
You suffer injury, loss, damage, or pain:
He suffered terrible injuries.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to have a particular disease or medical condition, especially for a long time
nouns
suffer an injury
Ten people suffered minor injuries.
suffer a heart attack/stroke
He died after suffering a massive heart attack.
suffer damage
The U.S. ship suffered no damage.
suffer a defeat
The team has now suffered five successive defeats.
suffer a setback
Her preparations for the Olympic Games suffered a setback when she injured her leg during training.
suffer a blow (=experience a situation or event that causes difficulty or sadness)
The government suffered another blow when a report claimed that standards in education were falling.
suffer a loss
Both companies have suffered heavy financial losses.
suffer a problem
Research shows that children of alcoholic parents are more likely to suffer problems in adulthood.
suffer the consequences
If they cannot learn to adapt, they will suffer the consequences.
adverbs
suffer badly/greatly
The town had suffered badly in the war.
suffer financially
The museum suffered financially under his administration.
Examples from the Corpus
suffer• When his mother caught him cheating she really made him suffer.• I would hate to see the animals suffer.• Borders, 47, who was in fair condition, suffered a concussion and swelling to the right arm and left eye.• Anne still suffers a lot of pain in her leg.• February gasoline suffered a sharper decline, down 1. 83 cents at 58. 65 cents a gallon.• Bad weather took more of a toll in our community and Derek Brown's family suffered a tragedy during one bad winter.• My grades suffered as a result of having to work more hours.• His school work suffered because he was continually worried about his mother.• Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.• I shouldn't have drunk all that wine - I'll suffer for it tomorrow morning.• All over the world, people are suffering for their political or religious beliefs.• Capitalists are smart enough not to suffer from money illusion.• Two hundred million people worldwide suffer from parasitic diseases.• Special considerations: there was no indication that the appellant was suffering from psychiatric disorder.• Schizophrenia was not a word I tossed around about Clarisa, though I knew that was what she suffered from.• The ferry line denied that safety would suffer if costs were cut.• If you tell lies, it is you who will suffer in the end.• In all wars, it's innocent civilians who suffer most.• Her husband, a lawyer, suffered professionally for having to leave the office early every night.• Hardesty suffered severe burns to his face and body.• I wanted to make you suffer the way I was suffering.• Children always suffer when their parents get divorced.
suffered the consequences• Apple, however, kept a tight grip on its technology and suffered the consequences.• Some are not, and when we have found them, they have suffered the consequences.• They were refused, of course, and suffered the consequences.• But they nevertheless peacefully suffered the consequences of their action - the ejection from their fellowships.
Origin suffer
(1100-1200) Old French souffrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ( → SUB-) + ferre “to bear”
suf·fer verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1
→n COLLOCATIONS1
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