long-suffering
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌlong-ˈsuffering adjective [usually before noun] WAITpatient in spite of problems or other people’s annoying behaviour （长期）耐心忍受的 his long-suffering wife 他长期受苦的妻子
Examples from the Corpus
long-suffering• Norwich reformers agreed, claiming that amelioration properly carried through made them more long-suffering.• Their pal Robert Musgrave would play their long-suffering compatriot, Bob.• Poor old long-suffering Dunbar, Aubrey thought, as Pogo climbed out on to the pavement and paid the driver.• He cursed, and spurred his long-suffering mount onwards again.• What did our long-suffering paragon of good grace do?• She answered all my questions with a gentle smile and an air of long-suffering patience.• And backs off quick, before the long-suffering pimp shows up, and knocks the girl into shape with his jewelled fists.• After numerous false starts, attendance figures hint that long-suffering soccer fans might finally have something to be excited about.• a long-suffering wifelong-suffering wife• And long-suffering wife Bet - actress Julie Goodyear - will be left to pick up the pieces.• His long-suffering wife Elsie knew that her man had a mistress tucked away somewhere.ˌlong-ˈsuffering adjectiveChineseSyllable
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long-suffering
ˌlong-ˈsuffering
adjective [usually before noun]
patient in spite of problems or other people’s annoying behaviour:
his long-suffering wife
ˌlong-ˈsuffering
adjective [usually before noun]patient in spite of problems or other people’s annoying behaviour: