1. suffer sth 表示“受(苦、痛、损失等),其中的sth通常是pain, grief, loss, damage, punishment, hardship 等表示“痛苦”或“损失”的名词。如:
Fortunately he suffered no pain. 幸好他不感到痛。
Britain had suffered a defeat. 英国吃了次败战。
The car suffered great damage in the accident. 汽车在事故中损坏严重。
2. suffer from sth 通常指“受……之苦”或“因……而感到不舒服或受到损害”,其后多半是接会导致痛苦或不幸的东西。如:
Trade is suffering from war. 贸易由于战争而受到损失。
Perhaps you suffer from overwork. 也许你是工作过度了。
Do you suffer from headaches? 你经常头痛吗?
但是若表示“患……病”,一般要用 suffer from。如:
He is suffering from a bad cold. 他在患重感冒。
The children are suffering from measles. 这些在患麻疹。
She suffers from severe depression. 她患了严重的抑郁症。