suffer

【发音】

美 /'sʌfɚ/ 英 /'sʌfə(r)/

【翻译】

1. v.受苦；遭受（痛苦）

   英释:to experience physical or mental pain

【记忆】

suf(在下面) ＋ fer(拿来) → 被拿在最下面 → 受痛苦

【短语】

1. suffer from : 忍受，遭受；患…病；受…之苦

2. suffer for : 因…而遭受

3. suffer loss : 遭受损失

4. suffer through : 挨过；熬过

5. suffer defeat : 遭受失败

6. suffer hunger : 挨饿

【例句】

1. At least he died suddenly and didn’t suffer.

   至少他死得突然，没有遭罪。

2. She’s suffering a lot of pain.

   她遭受着巨大的痛苦。

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...they are still likely to suffer from “false memories”...

2. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...A reasonable assumption—don’t families struggle to avoid nursing homes and suffer real guilt if they can’t...

3. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...But some people suffer from repeated...

4. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...who despite decades of social advances still suffer from economic inequality...

5. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...boomers suffer most from the weak economy...

6. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...said that older people are more likely to suffer from broken sleep...

7. (2008.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...and says that adults suffer form it as much as child...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.遭受；忍受；经历

   stomach/stand/experience/tough/abide/

2. vi.遭受，忍受；受痛苦；经验；受损害

   stomach/come under/

【同根词】

1. adj

   suffering : 受苦的；患病的

   sufferable : 可忍耐的；可容忍的；可忍受得了的

2. n

   suffering : 受难；苦楚

   sufferer : 患者；受害者

   sufferance : 容许；忍耐；默许

3. v

   suffering : 受苦；蒙受（suffer的ing形式）