[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。
[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
Middle English: from Old French endurer, from Latin indurare 'harden', from in- 'in' + durus 'hard'