"patient enduring of pain, inconvenience, loss, etc.," mid-14c.; "undergoing of punishment, affliction, etc.," late 14c., verbal noun from suffer (v.). Meaning "a painful condition, pain felt" is from late 14c.
雙語例句
1. They were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
他們因吸入大量煙塵被送往醫院。
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2. In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
有些店我們人手不足，對顧客照顧不周。
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3. She was fitted with a pacemaker after suffering serious heart trouble.
她患上嚴重的心臟病后安裝了心臟起搏器。
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4. His trial revived memories of French suffering during the war.
他的受審重新勾起了在戰爭中受苦受難的法國人民的回憶。
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5. He was suffering from shock as well as the after-effects of drugs.