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suffering

noun
 
🔊/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
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  1.  
    [uncountable] physical or mental pain疼痛；痛苦；折磨；苦难
    • Death finally brought an end to her suffering.死亡终于结束了她的痛苦。🔊🔊
    • This war has caused widespread human suffering.这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。🔊🔊
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    • The taunts of her schoolmates caused her intense mental suffering.校友们的辱骂给她带来极大的精神痛苦。
    • These pills should relieve his suffering for a couple of hours.这些药片应该能够使他的痛苦缓解几个小时。
    • The West has contributed to the immense amount of suffering in underdeveloped countries.西方世界给欠发达国家带来了巨大的痛苦。
    • It was a life full of pain and suffering.那是一种充满痛苦与折磨的生活。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • enormous
    • great
    • immense
    • …
    … of suffering
    • amount
    • degree
    • level
    • …
    verb + suffering
    • cause (somebody)
    • inflict
    • increase
    • …
    phrases
    • pain and suffering
    See full entry
  2.  
    sufferings
    [plural] feelings of pain and unhappiness痛苦；苦恼
    • The hospice aims to ease the sufferings of the dying.临终关怀医院旨在减轻临终者的痛苦。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • enormous
    • great
    • immense
    • …
    … of suffering
    • amount
    • degree
    • level
    • …
    verb + suffering
    • cause (somebody)
    • inflict
    • increase
    • …
    phrases
    • pain and suffering
    See full entry