Question

求助英语

谁能给我说下endure suffer tolerate的区别

Answer 1

suffer,endure,tolerate,都有“忍受”的意思
suffer 侧重于表示“忍受或经受令人不愉快的、甚至于痛苦的事”。
…;and no benefactions and research endowments can make up for the change in character which the city has suffered.
捐款和科研经费决不能弥补大学城所经受的性质上的变化。
--endure 强调“长时间的忍受痛苦而不屈服”。
What can't be cured must be endured.
治不好的病就必须忍受。（谚语）
Travellers in space have to endure many discomforts in their rockets.
宇宙旅行家不得不在火箭中忍受许多不舒适的东西
--tolerate “忍受令人生厌的事”。tolerate 的内涵是“为了和平或融洽而不反对”
Why people are prepared to tolerate a four hour journey each day for the dubious privilege of living in the country is beyond my ken.
为了农村生活的模糊的好处，人们为何甘愿忍受每天在路上花四个小时，这便超越了我的见识了。
Considering his home situation,he had to tolerate his wife.
考虑到家中的情形，他不得不忍让妻子了。