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S0865600 (sŭf′ər)v. suf·fered, suf·fer·ing, suf·fers v.intr.1. To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm: suffer from arthritis; made the people suffer for their disloyalty.2. a. To have a specified shortcoming or weakness: writing that suffers from poor organization.b. To sustain a loss, setback, or decline in effectiveness; become worse: When morale drops, the company's performance suffers.c. To appear at a disadvantage: "He suffers by comparison with his greater contemporary" (Albert C. Baugh).v.tr.1. a. To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant): suffer a heart attack; suffer a debilitating illness; suffer pain.b. To undergo or be subjected to (a negative experience or development): a team that suffered a defeat; a species that suffered a decline in population; a business that suffered huge losses.2. a. To put up with; tolerate: She does not suffer fools easily. See Synonyms at endure.b. To permit; allow: "They were not suffered to aspire to so exalted a position as that of streetcar conductor" (Edmund S. Morgan).

[Middle English suffren, from Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferīre, from Latin sufferre : sub-, sub- + ferre, to carry; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]

suf′fer·er n.suf′fer·ing·ly adv.

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(ˈsʌfə) vb1. to undergo or be subjected to (pain, punishment, etc)2. (tr) to undergo or experience (anything): to suffer a change of management. 3. (intr) to be set at a disadvantage: this author suffers in translation. 4. to be prepared to endure (pain, death, etc): he suffers for the cause of freedom. 5. (tr) archaic to permit (someone to do something): suffer the little children to come unto me. 6. suffer from a. to be ill with, esp recurrentlyb. to be given to: he suffers from a tendency to exaggerate. [C13: from Old French soffrir, from Latin sufferre, from sub- + ferre to bear] ˈsufferer nUsage: It is better to avoid using the words suffer and sufferer in relation to chronic illness or disability. They may be considered demeaning and disempowering. Suitable alternative are have, experience, be diagnosed with

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v.i. 1. to undergo or feel pain or great distress. 2. to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss. 3. to endure or be afflicted with something temporarily or chronically: to suffer with a cold; to suffer from parkinsonism. 4. to undergo a penalty, as of death. v.t. 5. to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant). 6. to undergo or experience (any action, process, or condition): to suffer change. 7. to tolerate or allow: I do not suffer fools gladly. [1200–50; < Latin sufferre=suf- suf- + ferre to bear¹] suf′fer•a•ble, adj. suf′fer•a•bly, adv. suf′fer•er, n.

suffer

impatient - Meaning "not able to bear or suffer," based on Latin pati, "to suffer."
compatible - Its base is Latin compati, "suffer with."
harrow, harrowing - To harrow is to wound the feelings or cause to suffer—which gives us harrowing.
suffer - To suffer something is, etymologically, to "hold or sustain it from underneath," from Latin sufferre, "sustain."

suffer

put up with">put up with stand">stand bear">bear1. 'suffer'

You can say that someone suffers pain or an unpleasant experience.

He suffered a lot of discomfort.Young suffered imprisonment and intimidation.2. 'put up with'

You do not use 'suffer' to say that someone tolerates an unpleasant person. You say that they put up with the person.

The local people have to put up with gaping tourists.3. 'stand' and 'bear'

If you do not like someone at all, you do not say that you 'can't suffer' them. You say that you can't stand them or can't bear them.

She said she couldn't stand him.I can't bear kids.

suffer

Past participle: suffered
Gerund: suffering

Imperative
suffer
suffer

Present
I suffer
you suffer
he/she/it suffers
we suffer
you suffer
they suffer

Preterite
I suffered
you suffered
he/she/it suffered
we suffered
you suffered
they suffered

Present Continuous
I am suffering
you are suffering
he/she/it is suffering
we are suffering
you are suffering
they are suffering

Present Perfect
I have suffered
you have suffered
he/she/it has suffered
we have suffered
you have suffered
they have suffered

Past Continuous
I was suffering
you were suffering
he/she/it was suffering
we were suffering
you were suffering
they were suffering

Past Perfect
I had suffered
you had suffered
he/she/it had suffered
we had suffered
you had suffered
they had suffered

Future
I will suffer
you will suffer
he/she/it will suffer
we will suffer
you will suffer
they will suffer

Future Perfect
I will have suffered
you will have suffered
he/she/it will have suffered
we will have suffered
you will have suffered
they will have suffered

Future Continuous
I will be suffering
you will be suffering
he/she/it will be suffering
we will be suffering
you will be suffering
they will be suffering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been suffering
you have been suffering
he/she/it has been suffering
we have been suffering
you have been suffering
they have been suffering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
he/she/it will have been suffering
we will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
they will have been suffering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been suffering
you had been suffering
he/she/it had been suffering
we had been suffering
you had been suffering
they had been suffering

Conditional
I would suffer
you would suffer
he/she/it would suffer
we would suffer
you would suffer
they would suffer

Past Conditional
I would have suffered
you would have suffered
he/she/it would have suffered
we would have suffered
you would have suffered
they would have suffered

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suffer - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"enduretolerate - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"enjoy - have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom"
	2.	suffer - 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"sustain, have, getcollapse, break down - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attackcramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a musclehave - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"crack up, crock up, collapse, break up, crack - suffer a nervous breakdownexperience, have, receive, get - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
	3.	suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - 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"feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"agonise, agonize - suffer agony or anguishanguish - suffer great pains or distresslose - suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"grieve, sorrow - feel grief
	4.	suffer - 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"brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, put up, stand, supportlive with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?"sit out - endure to the endpay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
	5.	suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered"decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"lose, suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
	6.	suffer - feel pain or be in painhurthave - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"choke, gag, strangle, suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"ail - be ill or unwellfamish, starve, hunger - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"be well - be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately"
	7.	suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"ache, hurtperceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"catch, get - suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local paintwinge, prick, sting - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
	8.	suffer - feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"freeze - be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"swelter - be uncomfortably hotbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	9.	suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"be given, incline, tend, lean, run - have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
	10.	suffer - undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"meetexperience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
	11.	suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"losedecline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered"

suffer

verb1. be in pain, hurt, ache, be racked, have a bad time, go through a lot (informal), go through the mill (informal), feel wretched Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?2. be affected, have trouble with, be afflicted, be troubled with I realized he was suffering from shock.3. undergo, experience, sustain, feel, bear, go through, endure The peace process has suffered a serious blow now.4. deteriorate, decline, get worse, fall off, be impaired I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering.5. tolerate, stand, put up with (informal), support, bear, endure, brook, hack (Brit. informal), abide She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.

suffer

verb1. To feel, show, or express grief:grieve, lament, mourn, sorrow.2. To participate in or partake of personally:experience, feel, go through, have, know, meet (with), see, taste (of), undergo.Archaic: prove.Idiom: run up against.3. To put up with:abide, accept, bear, brook, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand.Informal: lump.Idioms: take it, take it lying down.4. To neither forbid nor prevent:allow, have, let, permit, tolerate.

Translations

遭受受痛苦忽视患病疏忽

suffer

(ˈsafə) verb1. to undergo, endure or bear pain, misery etc. He suffered terrible pain from his injuries; The crash killed him instantly – he didn't suffer at all; I'll make you suffer for this insolence.受痛苦2. to undergo or experience. The army suffered enormous losses.遭受3. to be neglected. I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer. 忽视，疏忽 4. (with from) to have or to have often (a particular illness etc). She suffers from stomach-aches.患病ˈsuffering noun (a feeling of) pain or misery. The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings. 痛苦，苦难

suffer

→ 遭受zhCN

I suffer from travel sickness (US)
I get travel-sick (UK) → 我晕车／晕机
I suffer from vertigo → 我头晕
I suffer from asthma → 我有哮喘病
I suffer from arthritis → 我有关节炎

suffer

suffer the consequences

To experience negative repercussions for one's actions or words, especially those that one would expect to incur punishment. I told you not to try to sneak in, and now that you've been caught, you're just going to have to suffer the consequences. If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will suffer the consequences in the future.See also: consequence, suffer

not suffer fools (gladly)

To refuse to deal with or tolerate ignorant people or behavior. My father was a shrewd, well respected businessman who didn't suffer fools gladly. You'll learn not to suffer fools when you've been in this job for a few weeks.See also: fool, not, suffer

suffer from (something)

1. To be afflicted by some ailment or injury. My father suffered from depression all his life. The poor child suffers from terrible eczema on her arms and legs.2. To be forced to endure some negative condition or status. This area suffers from frequent droughts. The country has been suffering from a severe economic depression since leaving the customs union three years ago.See also: suffer

suffer a setback

To experience or encounter some kind of minor delay, obstacle, impasse, or failure. The project suffered a setback when we realized the manufacturer had stopped producing the part we needed. After suffering a couple of setbacks early on, the company has finally started making consistent profits and growth.See also: suffer

suffer an attack of (some illness)

To be stricken by a sudden or acute onset of some kind of illness or its symptoms. I went to bed early last night after suffering a severe attack of indigestion. He suffered an asthma attack halfway through the hike.See also: attack, of, suffer

suffer under (one)

To be forced to live or cope with the oppression of some brutal or repellent figure of authority. We suffered under the dictatorship for nearly 40 years, before the revolution brought democracy to our country. If we have to suffer under another pig-headed general manager like Tom, I swear I'll hand in my two weeks' notice.See also: suffer

suffer a setback

to have a minor or temporary failure. We suffered a setback when much of our vineyard was damaged by a fungus.See also: suffer

suffer an attack

(of an illness)1. Go to an attack (of an illness).See also: attack, suffer

suffer from something

to endure or experience unpleasantness, a disease, or a health condition. Jeff is suffering from the flu. I'm afraid that you must suffer from the disease until it has run its course. Toby is really suffering from the cold.See also: suffer

suffer under someone

to endure the punishments or bad treatment of someone. The citizens suffered badly under the rule of the cruel king. We suffered under Carlos and we will suffer under his successor.See also: suffer

not suffer fools gladly

Refuse to tolerate stupidity, as in Chris can be intimidating at these meetings; she does not suffer fools gladly. This expression comes from the New Testament (II Corinthians 11:19), where Paul sarcastically says, "For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise." [c. 1600] See also: fool, gladly, not, suffer

not suffer fools gladly

If you do not suffer fools gladly, you are not patient with people who you think are stupid. She doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.See also: fool, gladly, not, suffer

not suffer fools gladly

be impatient or intolerant towards people you regard as unwise or unintelligent. This expression refers to 2 Corinthians 11:19: ‘For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise’. 2001 Daily Telegraph Such was her expertise as a Victorianist that her advice was widely sought, though she did not suffer fools gladly. See also: fool, gladly, not, suffer

not suffer fools ˈgladly

not be patient or polite with people who are less intelligent than you: He says what he thinks and doesn’t suffer fools gladly. Some people consider him a bit arrogant. Suffer here means ‘accept somebody annoying or unpleasant without complaining’.See also: fool, gladly, not, suffer

suffer from

v. To be sick with or afflicted by some condition: I suffer from many different allergies. The country is suffering from a drought.See also: suffer

suffer fools gladly, does not

Refuses to put up with stupidity. This rather flip rejection of those one considers stupid comes from the King James translation of the Bible, “For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise” (2 Corinthians 11:19). This statement, of course, is a sarcasm; Paul actually is saying that those who put up with fools (in this instance, braggarts) are themselves fools. Today the term is always used in the negative. See also: does, fool, not, suffer

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verb be in pain

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verb be affected

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verb undergo

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verb deteriorate

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verb tolerate

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verb to feel, show, or express grief

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verb to participate in or partake of personally

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verb to put up with

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verb to neither forbid nor prevent

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verb undergo or be subjected to

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verb undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

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verb experience (emotional) pain

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verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant

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verb get worse

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verb feel pain or be in pain

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verb feel physical pain

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verb feel unwell or uncomfortable

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verb be given to

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verb undergo or suffer