suffer

1. V-T/V-I If you suffer pain, you feel it in your body or in your mind. 經受 (痛苦); 受苦

Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort. 在幾天時間里她已病得很重，經受了極大的痛苦和不適。

He suffered terribly the last few days. 他過去的幾天痛苦不堪。

2. V-I If you suffer from an illness or from some other bad condition, you are badly affected by it. (因疾病等糟糕的處境而) 受苦

He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer. 他最后被診斷為癌癥晚期。

3. V-T If you suffer something bad, you are in a situation in which something painful, harmful, or very unpleasant happens to you. 遭受

The peace process has suffered a serious blow now. 該和平進程現(xiàn)已受到一次沉重的打擊。

4. V-I If you suffer, you are badly affected by an event or situation. 受難

There are few who have not suffered. 幾乎無人免于受難。

5. V-I If something suffers, it becomes worse because it has not been given enough attention or is in a bad situation. 變差

I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering. 你功課變差，我并不感到驚訝。