单词	sufferance
释义	sufferancesuf‧fer‧ance /ˈsʌfərəns/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All this brings out that teachers in higher education teach partly on sufferance. Criticism was allowed in certain territories at certain times, but only on sufferance. He was here on sufferance as coach driver and odd jobber. He was there on sufferance and most likely on trial and he knew that. Survey ships were carried on the Navy List, but Navy personnel remained aboard on sufferance only. Word family WORD FAMILYnounsufferersufferingsufferanceadjectiveinsufferableverbsufferadverbinsufferably on sufferance formal if you live or work somewhere on sufferance, you are allowed to do it by someone who would prefer you did not do it:  He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance.
随便看	overspill overstaffed overstate overstatement overstay overstep overstock overstretch oversubscribed oversupply overt overtake overtax over-the-counter over-the-top overthrow overtime overtired overtly overtone overtook overtop overture overturn overuse

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