long-suffering

英 [ˌlɒŋ ˈsʌfərɪŋ]

美 [ˌlɔːŋ ˈsʌfərɪŋ]

adj.  长期忍受的; 忍耐的

Collins.1

牛津词典

adj.

• 长期忍受的；忍耐的
  bearing problems or another person's unpleasant behaviour with patience
  1. his long-suffering wife
     他那长期受罪的妻子

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 长期忍受的；饱受磨难的
  Someone who islong-sufferingpatiently puts up with a lot of trouble or unhappiness, especially when it is caused by someone else.
  1. He went back to Yorkshire to join his loyal, long-suffering wife.
     他回到约克郡，与对他忠贞不贰、饱受磨难的妻子团聚。

英英释义

noun

• patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
  Synonym:long-sufferance

adj

• patiently bearing continual wrongs or trouble
  1. an enduring disposition
  2. a long-suffering and uncomplaining wife
  Synonym:enduring

双语例句

• This has hitherto been largely accepted by long-suffering voters; social cohesion still appears surprisingly high.
  到目前为止，该计划已基本上为长期受苦的选民所接受，社会凝聚力似乎仍然高得惊人。
• Michael's long-suffering soul mate is dead and she ain't comin'back.
  迈克尔长期牵挂的伴侣已经死了永远都不会回来了。
• By the time the long term arrives, the founder is dead and so are his long-suffering shareholders.
  等到所谓的长期来临时，创始人已不在人世了，那些长期受苦的股东也一样。
• As if one were to begin the day with long-suffering, and hire a man to hoe his potatoes;
  好像一个人，每天一早就要苦修，还雇了一个人来给他种土豆；
• I don't want to insult anyone by drawing too much of a comparison between myself and the long-suffering Sicilian people.
  我不想把自己和长期受苦的西西里人民拿来比较而侮辱任何人。
• My Master was long-suffering: so will I be.
  我的主长期受苦受难，我也会这样。
• Our long-suffering mining communities deserve better than this.
  我们长期受苦受难的采矿群体应该得到比这更好的待遇。
• A series of fatal accidents on privately owned buses has pushed New Delhi's long-suffering commuters beyond the limits of tolerance.
  在私下拥有的公共汽车上的一系列的致命意外事件已经推动新德里的坚忍通勤者超过包容的限制。
• If GM is successful this time, the payoff could be profits long-suffering investors never thought possible.
  如果通用汽车这次能取得成功，带来的可能是望眼欲穿的投资者从来不敢奢望的利润。
• That was when Ed decided to evacuate his long-suffering comrade to the nearest city for safe-keeping.
  当时李爱德决定把忍受了长期病痛折磨的同志撤到附近的城市去休养。