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单词 sufferance
释义
sufferance
noun
uk
/ˈsʌf.ər.əns/us
/ˈsʌf.ɚ.əns/
on sufferanceformal
withunwillingpermission:
经勉强同意，勉强允许地
He gave me abedfor acoupleofnightsbut IfeltI was there on sufferance.他让我住上几个晚上，但我感觉自己在那儿并不受欢迎。
under sufferanceold-fashioned
If someone does something under sufferance, they do it veryunwillingly:
不情愿地
He onlyvisitshisparentsunder sufferance.他探望父母时总是极不情愿。
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Unwilling and reluctant
(Definition ofsufferancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsufferance

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One gets the feeling that we are travelling onsufferanceand that we are a bit of a nuisance.
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If we are invited, we shall be there onsufferance.
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Sufferancecomes in gentle doses, as he knows.
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Many companies at the present moment are in the hands of the banks; and they are only continuing on thesufferanceof the banks.
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They are there on notice and onsufferanceand, while they are there, at least we might ask what they are doing.
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They come here not because ofsufferanceor invitation from us but as of right.
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In other countries they may receive asylum, but they can only do so onsufferance.
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You're here only on mysufferance.
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When we have an agreement, it is also important that any zero-rating is not allowed simply as a derogation for a number of years or onsufferance.
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He remains literally an officer onsufferance.
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He may remain in possession after the end of the tenancy for a short period onsufferance(that is, without the landlord's assent or dissent) without paying rent.
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There is the person who, in technical language, by his act, default orsufferancecauses the nuisance to arise or continue, whom it is convenient to call the person responsible.
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They should not be there onsufferance.
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Previously, it was the practice to regard them as deficient, as often making a loss, being a drag on the national economy and something we had to accept onsufferance.
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I used to put up with it onsufferance.
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