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受苦,受痛苦受到,遭受;忍受,容忍

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. i.
   1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is
      inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or
      sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.

            O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but
            he will not suffer long.              --Tennyson.

   2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the
      penalty of death.

            The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day
            appointed, and the son afterwards the day following.
                                                  --Clarendon.

   3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.

            Public business suffers by private infirmities.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir,
   F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub
   under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to
   support.]
   1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit
      to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain
      of body, or grief of mind.

   2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to
      sustain; to bear up under.

            Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer
            and support our pains.                --Milton.

   3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience;
      as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to
      air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.

            If your more ponderous and settled project May
            suffer alteration.                    --Shak.

   4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.

            Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not
            suffer sin upon him.                  --Lev. xix.
                                                  17.

            I suffer them to enter and possess.   --Milton.

   Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;
        tolerate. See {Permit}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

suffer
     v 1: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many
          saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {endure}] [ant: {enjoy}]
     2: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a
        fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after
        eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg";
        "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" [syn: {sustain}, {have},
         {get}]
     3: endure (emotional pain); "Every time her husband gets drunk,
        she suffers"
     4: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
        his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure
        a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate
        the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable
        marriage" [syn: {digest}, {endure}, {stick out}, {stomach},
         {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate}, {support}, {brook}, {abide},
         {put up}]
     5: get worse; "His grades suffered"
     6: feel pain or be in pain [syn: {hurt}] [ant: {be well}]
     7: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
        [syn: {hurt}, {ache}]
     8: undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a
        terrible fate" [syn: {meet}]
     9: feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot
        weather"
     10: be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
     11: be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in
         translation" [syn: {lose}]