endure

endure
[ɪnˈdjʊə, ɛn-, ]
verb
  1. [with obj.]suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently
    忍耐(痛苦,困难),忍受
    it seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain.
    似乎没人能忍耐这样的痛苦。
    ■tolerate (someone or something)
    容忍
    I was a fool to endure him for so long.
    我容忍他这么久真是傻。
  2. [no obj.]remain in existence; last
    继续存在;持久,持续
    these cities have endured through time.
    这些城市饱经岁月的洗礼。
派生
endurable
adjective
enduringly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French endurer, from Latin indurare 'harden', from in- 'in' + durus 'hard'
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