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sufferer

noun
🔊/ˈsʌfərə(r)/
🔊/ˈsʌfərər/
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  1. a person who suffers, especially somebody who is suffering from a disease患病者；受苦者；受难者
    • cancer sufferers癌症患者
    • She received many letters of support from fellow sufferers.许多和她有共同遭遇的人给她来信，表示支持。🔊🔊
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    • The worst sufferers of the condition tend to live in highly polluted areas.病情最严重的患者大都居住在重度污染区。
    • Local services provide residential care for dementia sufferers.地方服务机构为痴呆患者提供食宿。
    • sufferers of major depression重度抑郁症患者
    Topics Illnessb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • worst
    • lifelong
    • long-term
    • …
    verb + sufferer
    • help
    preposition
    • sufferer from
    • sufferer of
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