late 14c., "to undergo or suffer" (especially without breaking); also "to continue in existence," from Old French endurer (12c.) "make hard, harden; bear, tolerate; keep up, maintain," from Latin indurare "make hard," in Late Latin "harden (the heart) against," from in- (see in- (2)) + durare "to harden," from durus "hard," from PIE *dru-ro-, from root *deru- "be firm, solid, steadfast" (see true).
Replaced the important Old English verb dreogan (past tense dreag, past participle drogen), which survives in dialectal dree. Related: Endured; endures.
权威例句
1. Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.
这时候,我的心里像有个东西突然绷断了——我再也忍受不了啦。
2. They endure as masterworks of American musical theatre.
它们作为美国音乐剧舞台上的杰作流芳于世。
3. They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.
在此案审理前他们只得忍受长时间的等待。
4. He had to endure the racist taunts of the crowd.
他不得不忍受那群人种族歧视的奚落.
5. It is better to die of repletion than to endure hunger.
【withstand, bear, tolerate, stand, endure】
这些词都表忍受,忍耐。
withstand: 经受,承受,指顶住外来的压力和攻势。如:They have withstood all test.(他们经受了一切考验。)
bear: 忍受,容忍,指忍受使人悲痛、烦恼或痛苦的事情。如:It is hard to bear to be laughed at.(被人取笑是难以忍受的。)
tolerate: 容忍,容许,指自我克制的态度,对于令人反感的事没有任何抗议。如:I can’t tolerate him if he goes on like that. (他如果继续这样下去的话,我决不会容忍他。)
stand: 忍受,与bear同义,但较口语化。如:She can’t stand having nothing to do.(没事干,她受不了。)
endure: 忍耐,书面语,指长时间经受痛苦而不屈服。如:It takes patience to endure hardships. 忍受苦难需要耐力。)