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TOEFL BNC: 821 COCA: 1099

suffer

Word family 
suf·fer /ˈsʌfə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 verb
1  pain 疼痛 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SUFFER to experience physical or mental pain 〔身體或精神上〕受苦；遭受（痛苦）
At least he died suddenly and didn’t suffer.
至少他死得突然，沒有遭罪。
She’s suffering a lot of pain.
她遭受着巨大的痛苦。
2  disease/medical condition [intransitiveI] to have a particular disease or medical condition, especially for a long time
suffer from
5I’m suffering from a bad back.
我背疼。
5Mary’s suffering from ill health at the moment.
瑪麗眼下身體不好。
nCraig suffers from a rare bone disease.
nThe writer suffered from ill health for most of his life.
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say that someone has a medical condition, rather than suffers from it: 在日常英語中,人們表達某人生病時,通常用 has 而不用 suffer from
Both her children have asthma.
她的兩個孩子都有哮喘。
3  bad experience/situation 糟糕的經歷/處境 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WAR if someone suffers an unpleasant or difficult experience, or is in a difficult situation, it happens to them or they experience it 遭受（困難）；吃苦頭，受損害
suffer from
London employers were suffering from a desperate shortage of school-leavers.
倫敦的僱主正面臨中學畢業生嚴重短缺的困境。
Most of us have suffered the consequences of stupid decisions taken by others.
我們大多數人都承受過因他人的愚蠢決定而造成的後果。
In June 1667, England suffered a humiliating defeat by the Dutch.
1667 年 6 月，荷蘭讓英格蘭遭受了恥辱性的失敗。
suffer loss/damage/injury
They are unlikely to suffer any further loss of business.
他們不太可能再遭受經營虧損。
He suffered head injuries in the crash.
他在車禍中頭部受傷。
A man who suffered serious brain damage during an operation is suing the hospital.
一名在手術中大腦嚴重受損的男子正在起訴醫院。
Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.
小公司在經濟衰退期間資金緊缺。
4  become worse 變壞 [intransitiveI]WORSE to become worse in quality because a bad situation is affecting something or because nobody is taking care of it 變差，變壞，變糟 OPP benefit
Safety might suffer if costs are cut.
如果削減成本，可能會影響安全。
I’m worried and my work is beginning to suffer.
我憂心忡忡，工作開始受到影響。
5  not suffer fools gladly WAITto not be patient with people you think are stupid 對愚蠢的人沒有耐心，不能耐着性子與蠢人相處
He was a perfectionist who didn’t suffer fools gladly.
他是個完美主義者，對笨人沒有耐心。
Examples from the Corpus
not suffer fools gladly• A tall, fast-talking southerner whose accent still lingers despite her years in the north, Porter does not suffer fools gladly.• Mr Fallon has been described as the kind of man who does not suffer fools gladly.• She was a forceful personality who did not suffer fools gladly, but her sternness was accompanied by grace and Victorian courtesy.
n Grammar
You suffer from an illness, disease, or condition:
He is suffering from pneumonia.
She suffers from anxiety.
✗Don’t say: He is suffering pneumonia. | She suffers anxiety.
You suffer injury, loss, damage, or pain:
He suffered terrible injuries.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to have a particular disease or medical condition, especially for a long time
nouns
suffer an injury
Ten people suffered minor injuries.
suffer a heart attack/stroke
He died after suffering a massive heart attack.
suffer damage
The U.S. ship suffered no damage.
suffer a defeat
The team has now suffered five successive defeats.
suffer a setback
Her preparations for the Olympic Games suffered a setback when she injured her leg during training.
suffer a blow (=experience a situation or event that causes difficulty or sadness)
The government suffered another blow when a report claimed that standards in education were falling.
suffer a loss
Both companies have suffered heavy financial losses.
suffer a problem
Research shows that children of alcoholic parents are more likely to suffer problems in adulthood.
suffer the consequences
If they cannot learn to adapt, they will suffer the consequences.
adverbs
suffer badly/greatly
The town had suffered badly in the war.
suffer financially
The museum suffered financially under his administration.
Examples from the Corpus
suffer• When his mother caught him cheating she really made him suffer.• I would hate to see the animals suffer.• Borders, 47, who was in fair condition, suffered a concussion and swelling to the right arm and left eye.• Anne still suffers a lot of pain in her leg.• February gasoline suffered a sharper decline, down 1. 83 cents at 58. 65 cents a gallon.• Bad weather took more of a toll in our community and Derek Brown's family suffered a tragedy during one bad winter.• My grades suffered as a result of having to work more hours.• His school work suffered because he was continually worried about his mother.• Small businesses have suffered financially during the recession.• I shouldn't have drunk all that wine - I'll suffer for it tomorrow morning.• All over the world, people are suffering for their political or religious beliefs.• Capitalists are smart enough not to suffer from money illusion.• Two hundred million people worldwide suffer from parasitic diseases.• Special considerations: there was no indication that the appellant was suffering from psychiatric disorder.• Schizophrenia was not a word I tossed around about Clarisa, though I knew that was what she suffered from.• The ferry line denied that safety would suffer if costs were cut.• If you tell lies, it is you who will suffer in the end.• In all wars, it's innocent civilians who suffer most.• Her husband, a lawyer, suffered professionally for having to leave the office early every night.• Hardesty suffered severe burns to his face and body.• I wanted to make you suffer the way I was suffering.• Children always suffer when their parents get divorced.
suffered the consequences• Apple, however, kept a tight grip on its technology and suffered the consequences.• Some are not, and when we have found them, they have suffered the consequences.• They were refused, of course, and suffered the consequences.• But they nevertheless peacefully suffered the consequences of their action - the ejection from their fellowships.
Origin suffer
(1100-1200) Old French souffrir, from Vulgar Latin sufferire, from Latin sufferre, from sub- ( → SUB-) + ferre “to bear”

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