suffering

noun

1. 疼痛；痛苦；折磨；苦难
   physical or mental pain
   1. Death finally brought an end to her suffering.
      死亡终于结束了她的痛苦。
   2. This war has caused widespread human suffering.
      这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。
2. 痛苦；苦恼
   feelings of pain and unhappiness
   1. 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。

1. See also: They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering... It has caused terrible suffering to animals... His many novels have portrayed the sufferings of his race. long-suffering

1. He was suffering from shock as well as the after-effects of drugs.
   他在受着毒品毒副作用影响的同时还出现了休克。
2. All the time I was blind to your suffering.
   一直以来，我都没有意识到你遭受的痛苦。
3. The country is still suffering from deep-seated economic problems.
   该国仍然受到根深蒂固的经济问题的困扰。
4. He told a press conference that Spain was suffering one of the worst droughts of the century.
   他在记者招待会上说西班牙正遭受着本世纪最严重的旱灾之一。
5. He was suffering from exposure and shock but his condition was said to be stable
   他被冻伤了，而且出现了休克，但是据说情况稳定。
6. He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
   尽管身受重伤，他还是活下来了。
7. You can only guess at what mental suffering they endure
   你只能猜测他们忍受着多大的精神痛苦。
8. Webster has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in the opening game.
   韦伯斯特自从在首场比赛中伤了绳肌腱后就再也没有参赛了。
9. The civilian population were suffering greatly at the hands of the security forces.
   老百姓吃尽了安全部队的苦头。
10. People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
    人们对别人的痛苦已经变得无动于衷。
11. The UN needs to become more interventionist to prevent human rights abuses and suffering.
    联合国应该更多地进行干涉以阻止对人权的践踏和苦难的发生。
12. He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle
    他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
13. The boy was suffering from a bowel obstruction and he died.
    这个男孩因患肠梗阻死去了。
14. She was fitted with a pacemaker after suffering serious heart trouble.
    她患上严重的心脏病后安装了心脏起搏器。
15. The men were suffering from shell shock.
    这些男人患了炮弹休克症。
16. Within a few days she had become seriously ill, suffering great pain and discomfort
    几天的时间，她就病得很严重了，疼痛难忍，周身不舒服。
17. Can you assure me that my father is not suffering?
    你能保证我父亲不会受罪吗？
18. He was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer
    他最终被诊断出患了晚期癌症。
19. I realized he was suffering from shock.
    我意识到他休克了。
20. They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering
    他们开始从痛苦的梦魇中慢慢恢复过来。
21. It has caused terrible suffering to animals
    那给动物们带来了可怕的灾难。
22. His many novels have portrayed the sufferings of his race.
    他在很多小说中描述了他的种族所遭受的种种苦难。
23. 'Could he be suffering from amnesia?' I suggested
    “他是不是患了健忘症？”我试探着问道。
24. I was suffering from acute sunstroke, starvation and exhaustion.
    我严重中暑，又饿又累。
25. In a cruel twist of fate, Ann's husband Bill is also suffering from the disease.
    造物弄人，安的丈夫比尔也患上了那种病。
26. Larry began suffering severe headaches and violent mood swings.
    拉里开始出现严重的头痛和剧烈的情绪波动。
27. Death and suffering had been visited on thousands of innocents.
    死亡和苦难降临在了数千名无辜的人身上。
28. I learned that he was suffering from cancer.
    我听说他患了癌症。
29. He has born intense moral suffering for many years.
    他多年来忍受了极大的精神上的煎熬。
30. The child is suffering from indigestion.
    这孩子有积了。

  misery agony anguish distress suffering【导航词义：痛苦】

  misery n. 苦难，痛苦

〔辨析〕指由于贫穷、病痛等造成的痛苦。

  agony n. 极大的痛苦；痛楚

〔辨析〕指身体上的剧烈疼痛或痛苦的经历。

  anguish n. 〈书〉极度痛苦

〔辨析〕指精神或肉体上的极度痛苦。

  distress n. 苦恼，悲伤

〔辨析〕多指由于紧张、忧虑等造成的精神上的痛苦。

  suffering n. 痛苦，苦难

〔辨析〕普通用词，指精神或肉体上的痛苦、折磨。

noun

1. feelings of mental or physical pain

   Synonym:    hurt

2. psychological suffering
   1. the death of his wife caused him great distress

   Synonym:    distresshurt

3. a state of acute pain

   Synonym:    agonyexcruciation

4. misery resulting from affliction

   Synonym:    woe

adj

1. very unhappy
   1. he felt depressed and miserable
   2. a message of hope for suffering humanity
   3. wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages

   Synonym:    miserablewretched

2. troubled by pain or loss
   1. suffering refugees