What is the difference between suffer and suffer from?

Many people think that suffer can only be used in conjunction with from to receive the object, but in fact, the object followed by suffer and suffer from is different.

The difference between suffer and suffer from: different meanings, different usages, and different emphasis.

First, the meaning is different.

1. Suffer meaning: vtSuffer; Endure; tolerate, forgive, resigned; Allowed, allowed.

2. suffer from meaning: suffer; Because ...and suffered damage.

Second, the usage is different.

Usage: When used as a transitive verb, it is often followed by a noun that indicates bad luck (such as pain, failure, punishment, etc.) as an object. When used as a "endure, endure" solution, it is generally used in negative sentences or interrogative sentences.

Example sentence: They suffered huge losses in the financial crisis

They suffered huge losses during the economic crisis.

from usage: only used as an object-complement verb, the infinitive acts as an object-complement and is used for passive construction.

Example sentence: The crops suffered from frequent blights

Crops are often subject to pests and diseases.

Third, the focus is different.

Focus: Affirmative sentences used to use people as the subject.

from Emphasis: Affirmative sentences used as the subject of things.

suffer in a sentence:

1、i hate to see animals suffering.

I can't bear to see animals suffer.

2、he suffers from asthma.

He suffers from asthma.

3、road accident victims suffering from shock.

Victims who have been frightened in a traffic accident.

4、many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

Many companies struggle with a lack of skilled employees.

5、he made a rash decision and now he is suffering for it.

He made a hasty decision, and now he is suffering. <>

1. The difference in the meaning of the two.

1、suffer：

vt.Suffer; Endure; tolerate, forgive, resigned; Allowed, allowed.

2、suffer from：

Suffer; Because ...and suffered damage.

Second, the difference in pronunciation between the two.

1、suffer：

The British reading is [.]'sʌfə(r)]；The American reading is [.]'sʌfər]。

2、suffer from：

The British reading is [.]'sʌfə frɒm]；The American reading is [.]'sʌfər frʌm]。

3. The difference in usage between the two.

1、suffer：

The objects are generally loss, pain, punishment, defeat, wrong, hardship, torture, grief, injustice, discouragement, disappointment, etc.

For example: I will not suffer such conductI cannot tolerate this kind of behavior.

2、suffer from：

suffer from + disease noun (or other people's gossip, tiredness, memory loss, etc.), indicating illness and ......Suffer.

Example: She suffers from headacheShe suffers from headaches.

Difference Between Suffer and Suffer From:

Suffer refers to abstract nouns such as general damage, suffering, property damage, etc., but suffer from refers to long-term or habitual pain or hardship and specific illnesses.

suffer

1.Feeling pain, pain.

he died very quickly,he didn't suffer much.He died quickly and without much pain.

2.I bear it, and I suffer.

he suffered defeat.He suffered defeat.

suffer from

1.Suffering from (disease, etc.) 2For. Suffering, cause. And endure hardships.

she suffers from headache.She suffers from headaches.

Let's take an example.

He was in pain from losing the respect of his students.

Mistakenly he suffered from the loss of his pupil's respect.

Just as he suffered the loss of his pupil's respect.

When it means "to suffer loss", suffer is usually used as a transitive verb that follows it directly after the object, rather than in the form of suffer from.