suffering
英 /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/ 美 /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
- n. 痛苦；苦难Physical or mental pain experienced by people or animals.
The medicine eased her suffering and helped her sleep.
药物减轻了她的痛苦，让她得以入睡。
Improving access to clean water can reduce human suffering in communities affected by prolonged drought.
改善清洁用水的获取条件，可以减轻长期受干旱影响的社区居民的苦难。
搭配
alleviate suffering 缓解痛苦human suffering 人类的苦难unnecessary suffering 不必要的痛苦
辨析提示
泛指痛苦时通常不可数；sufferings指种种苦难。
词族
suffer (v.)、sufferer (n.)
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