vt.

1. 遭受；经历
   He suffered many humiliations before he became a football star.

   他在成为足球名将前受过许多屈辱。

2. （常用于否定句）忍受
   I cannot suffer such rudeness.

   我不能容忍这种粗鲁的举止。

3. 容许；任凭[O2]

vi.

1. 受苦；患病[（+from）]
   He suffered from poverty all his life.

   他一生受贫穷之苦。

   My father suffers from high blood pressure.

   我父亲有高血压。

   They suffered a great deal in those days.

   那时他们吃了不少苦。

2. 受损害，受损失；变糟[（+for/from）]
   This scientific instrument suffered severely.

   这部科学仪器受到严重损坏。

3. 受惩罚；被处决[（+for）]
   He suffered for his offence.

   他因自己的过错而受到惩罚。

v.

1. experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
   ▸ (suffer from) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment).
   ▸become or appear worse in quality.
   ▸archaic undergo martyrdom or execution.
2. archaic tolerate.
   ▸allow to do something.