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1.suffer vt.& vi. suffer作及物动词，但无被动语态，宾语常是pain，loss，defeat，punishment，hardship等。而suffer from表示“遭受……之苦，患某种疾病”。 (1)vt.遭受，经历 This area suffered a great loss in the earthquake. 这一地区在地震中遭受重大损失。 The Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.民主党在上次选举中遭遇了惨败。He suffered great pain/no pain. 他遭受了很大的痛苦/没遭受痛苦。 (2)vi.受苦；患病(常与from连用，意思为“因……而受苦，受……之苦”) 【拓展】 suffering n．痛苦；苦难，但指种种苦难、痛苦时常用复数。 He died without any suffering. 他死时没有任何痛苦。 He told me all about his sufferings. 他告诉我他所经历的种种苦难。 (1)He would rather________death than let out the secret. A．suffer B．suffer from C．be suffered D．be suffering (2)________such heavy pollution already，it may now be too late to clean up the river. A．Having suffered B．Suffering C．To suffer | 
