endure

单词辨析:

bear endure stand sustain tolerate 【导航词义:忍受】
bear v. 忍受,忍耐
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指忍受饥饿、寒冷、疼痛、不幸、困难、侮辱等,多强调忍受者的勇敢和坚毅。

〔例证〕

A strong man will bear hardship without complaining.

一个坚强的人会忍受困苦而不抱怨。

I cannot bear sleeping in a cold bed.

睡在冷冰冰的床上我受不了。

She was afraid that her friend wouldn't be able to bear the pain.

她担心她的朋友忍受不了这种痛苦。

endure v. [正式]忍受,忍耐
〔辨析〕

强调长期性,主要指对灾难、困难、疼痛等长时间地忍受而不抱怨。

〔例证〕

Be quiet! I can't endure the racket any longer.

请安静点!我再也忍受不了这吵闹声了。

As a Black player, he often has to endure racist taunts.

作为黑人运动员,他经常得忍受种族歧视性的奚落。

It takes patience to endure hardship.

忍受苦难需要耐力。

She longs for a love that can endure all things.

她渴望一份能经受住一切考验的爱情。

stand v. 经受;忍受
〔辨析〕

作“经受”解时,常与 could 或 can 连用,指某人或某物经得起伤害等;作“忍受”解时,主要指对某人、某种困难情况的忍受或承受,通常用于疑问句和否定句中,常可与 bear 换用。

〔例证〕

They stood the test of natural calamity.

他们经受住了自然灾害的考验。

How can you stand/bear that noise?

你怎么能忍受那种噪音呢?

I cannot stand/bear to hear such fallacies any more.

这类谬论我再也听不下去了。

She cannot stand/bear her husband coming home late all the time.

她不能容忍丈夫老是晚回家。

sustain v. [正式]遭受,经受
〔辨析〕

指受到损害、创伤或金钱方面的损失。

〔例证〕

Two soldiers from his squad sustained serious injuries.

他队中的两名士兵受了重伤。

Several companies have sustained heavy financial losses due to the unfair competition.

好几家公司都因不正当竞争而遭受了严重的经济损失。

tolerate v. 忍受,容忍
〔辨析〕

指以克制的态度容忍令人反感或厌恶的事物,含默认、宽容之意。

〔例证〕

Surely, we tolerate all opinions here.

当然,我们这里容许发表各种意见。

Humanity cannot tolerate such guilt.

人道主义不能容忍这种罪行。

This is more than she can tolerate.

这是她所无法忍受的。

persist continue endure last 【导航词义:持续】
persist v. 继续发生
〔辨析〕

多指不好的情况持续存在。

〔例证〕

This problem persisted for much of the decade.

该问题在那10年的大部分时间里一直存在。

The old man has to contact his doctor as the pain persists.

由于疼痛持续不减,那位老人不得不联系自己的医生。

continue v. 继续,延续
〔辨析〕

既可指没有间断地持续发生、存在或进行,又可指中断后再继续。

〔例证〕

Home prices continued to fall during April.

房价在4月份继续下跌。

She will continue her research after the birth of her baby.

生完孩子之后她将继续研究工作。

endure v. [正式]持续,持久
〔辨析〕

指长期持续存在。

〔例证〕

Their friendship endured over many years.

他们的友谊保持了很多年。

She thinks that his career is a success that will endure.

她认为他的事业将会持续成功。

last v. 继续存在,持续
〔辨析〕

指持续一段时间;也指长时间存在、有效或保持良好的状态。

〔例证〕

The cold weather lasted for the whole month of February.

寒冷的天气持续了整个2月。

A pair of good jeans will last you ten years.

一条好的牛仔裤可以穿10年。

相关例句:

As the editor's postscript reminds the reader, she was to endure two more spells of mental illness before the book was published

正如编辑在附言中提醒读者的那样,她在本书出版前还要再经历两次精神疾病发作的折磨。

It is bleaker still when you see how long rape's effects endure.

当你看到强暴的后遗症是多么根深蒂固,真让人黯然神伤。

Unable to endure such torments, she came to an untimely end.

她经不住这样的熬煎,过早地离开了人世。

People of this profession have to endure a lot of hardships.

干这行当吃不得苦可不行。

You endure but you have no courage.

你们会忍耐,但你们没有勇气。

Could you endure poverty if I went away?

如果我离开了你能忍受贫穷吗?