undergo、experience、sustain与suffer这些动词均有“经历、经受、遭受”之意。
undergo : 多指经受艰难、痛苦、不愉快或危险等事。
- She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
她在去年做了一次左肺肿瘤切除手术。
experience : 指亲身经受或体验某事。
- It was the worst pain I'd ever experienced.
那是我一辈子经受过的最剧烈的疼痛。
sustain : 指遭受痛苦或承受负担。
- The company has sustained heavy losses this year.
公司今年遭受了严重的亏损。
suffer常可与sustain通用，尤指受到损害或伤害。
- The Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.
民主党在上次选举中遭遇了惨败。
