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]