1 [I,T] suffer (from sth);suffer (for sth) to experience sth unpleasant, for example pain, sadness, difficulty, etc 遭受不快之事(如痛苦、悲伤、困难等):
Mary often suffers from severe headaches.玛丽常患剧烈头痛。Our troops suffered heavy losses.我军伤亡惨重。He made a rash decision and now he's suffering for it.他轻率作出决定,现在为此受苦。
2 [I] to become worse in quality (质量)变坏,下降:
My work is suffering as a result of problems at home.由于家里的麻烦事,我的工作受到影响。 ➔sufferernoun [C]:
asthma sufferers哮喘患者 ➔sufferingnoun [U]
suffer/ˋsʌfɚ; ˈsʌfə/v 1 [I,T] to experience physical or emotional pain 遭受(痛苦): She's suffering a lot of pain. 她痛得很厉害。He died in his sleep and didn’t suffer. 他在睡梦中去世﹐没有遭受痛苦。+from David is suffering from a knee injury. 戴维膝部受伤未愈。2 [I,T] to experience and be badly affected by something [ benefit ] 遭受(困难)﹔吃苦头: Small businesses suffered financially because of the crisis. 小企业因为这场危机遭受了经济损失。+from He is suffering from financial problems. 他正面临经济困难。We are suffering the consequences of other people's bad decisions. 别人的错误决定﹐我们在承担后果。In 1667 England suffered a defeat by the Dutch (=they lost a battle to the Dutch). 1667 年英国被荷兰打败。3 [I] to become worse in quality because of something 变差﹐变糟: Safety will suffer if costs are cut. 如果削减费用﹐将会影响安全。 —sufferer n [C] —suffering n [C,U]
suffersuffersufferssufferedsufferingverb (suffers, suffering, suffered)to feel pain, sadness or another unpleasant feeling: She suffers from bad headaches. It's not right for children to suffer.▶ sufferingsufferingsufferingsnoun (no plural): They have experienced so much suffering.