suffering
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++suf·fer·ing /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] SUFFERserious physical or mental pain 〔肉体或精神上的〕痛苦，苦难，折磨 the suffering of the refugees after the war 战后难民所遭受的苦难 the pain and suffering caused by road accidents 交通事故造成的痛苦► see thesaurus at painExamples from the Corpus
suffering• Developing your body and your soul, exercise and suffering, were both facets of a supremely masculine fortification of the spirit.• But any conscious attempt to disregard this proportionality would inflict unnecessary losses and suffering.• It is hard to imagine the pain and suffering they went through.• Now the milestone has been passed - and there is still no end in sight to the slaughter and suffering.• The earthquake has caused massive damage and a great deal of human suffering.• The chief effect is to highlight the horror of the desolate and pre-human world of purposeless suffering.• Reporters described the suffering they had seen in the war zone.• Like penicillin, cephalosporin has saved the lives or relieved the suffering of countless patients and animals world-wide.• Because of this, suffering is less of a threat to happiness, while it spells death to the pleasure-seeking life.• We have often a choice: self pity or spiritual power through suffering.pain and suffering• Berg is suing the hospital for $500,000 for pain and suffering.• In such cases virtually the whole award would have been for pain and suffering.• In some states, claims for pain and suffering were outlawed entirely or severely limited.• Perhaps this was because automobiles can not sue for pain and suffering, no matter how severe their injury.• You can't find an example of pain and suffering, compared to our Western art where pathos is everywhere.• However, any treatment to relieve pain and suffering may well be justified even if this leads to an earlier death.• She never admitted that Edwin was an alcoholic, never talked about the pain and suffering his drinking had caused the family.• Despite their pain and suffering, they have got out - they have got away.• I imagined myself traveling the world, giving succor wherever there was pain and suffering.suf·fer·ing nounChineseSyllable
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suffering
suf‧fer‧ing /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
noun [uncountable and countable]
the suffering of the refugees after the war
the pain and suffering caused by road accidents
▪ pain noun [uncountable and countable] the feeling when part of your body hurts: A broken leg can cause a lot of pain. | He felt a sharp pain in his chest.
▪ache noun [uncountable and countable] a continuous pain, especially one that is not very bad. Most commonly used in compounds such as headache, toothache, and backache: I felt an ache in my back after decorating all day. | Driving gives me a headache. | I’ve got stomach ache. | Do you have earache?
▪twinge noun [countable] a sudden slight pain that comes and then disappears quickly: When I bent down I felt a twinge in my back.
▪discomfort noun [uncountable] formal an uncomfortable feeling in your body, or a slight pain: The procedure takes five minutes and only causes slight discomfort.
▪agony noun [uncountable] a feeling of great pain, or a situation in which you feel a lot of pain: the agony of childbirth | I was in agony by the time I got to the hospital. | It was agony (=very painful)getting up out of bed.
▪suffering noun [uncountable] continuous physical or mental pain, which makes someone very unhappy: I just wanted someone to put an end to my suffering. | the suffering of the earthquake victims
suf‧fer‧ing /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
noun [uncountable and countable] Word Family: noun: sufferer, suffering, sufferance; verb: suffer; adverb: insufferably; adjective: insufferable
serious physical or mental pain: | THESAURUS |
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