suffer
verb
ˈsʌfə verb
1
PAIN
疼痛
to experience physical or mental pain 感到疼痛; 遭受（痛苦）; 蒙受 I,T
At least he died suddenly and didn’t suffer.
起码他死得很突然，没有遭受痛苦。
She’s suffering a lot of pain.
她遭受着巨大的痛苦。
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I’m suffering from a bad back.
我背疼。
Mary’s suffering from ill health at the moment.
玛丽眼下身体不好。
2
BAD EXPERIENCE/SITUATION
糟糕的经历/处境
if someone suffers an unpleasant or difficult experience, or is in a difficult situation, it happens to them or they experience it 遭受（困难）; 吃苦头，受损害 I,T
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London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers.
伦敦的雇主正面临中学毕业生严重缺失的困境。
Most of us have suffered the consequences of stupid decisions taken by others.
我们大多数人都承受过因他人的愚蠢决定而造成的后果。
In June 1667, England suffered a humiliating defeat by the Dutch.
1667 年 6 月，英格兰蒙受了被荷兰打败的耻辱。
suffer loss/damage/injury
They are unlikely to suffer much loss of business after 2001.
2001 年后，他们蒙受商业损失的可能性不大。
He suffered head injuries in the crash.
在撞车事故中，他的头部受了伤。
A man who suffered serious brain damage during an operation is suing the hospital.
一名在手术中大脑严重受损的男子正在起诉那家医院。
Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.
小公司在经济衰退期间资金紧缺。
3
BECOME WORSE
变坏
to become worse in quality because a bad situation is affecting something or because nobody is taking care of it 变差，变坏，变糟; I
Safety might suffer if costs are cut.
如果削减成本，可能会影响安全。
I’m worried and my work is beginning to suffer.
我忧心忡忡，工作开始受到影响。
4
not suffer fools gladly
to not be patient with people you think are stupid 对愚蠢的人没有耐心，不能耐着性子与蠢人相处
He was a perfectionist who didn’t suffer fools gladly.
他是个完美主义者，对笨人没有耐心。