n. 受难；苦难的经历（suffering 的复数）
1.His works on the absurdity and sufferings of life create the most comprehensive irony.
他的作品对生活中的荒谬和苦难进行了最全面的反讽。
2.The incident woke memories of his past sufferings.
这件事唤起了他对往昔苦难的回忆。
3.The long sufferings have only made her a nation of fortitude and perseverance.
深重的灾难，铸就了她百折不挠、自强不息的品格。
4.My friends, there is a morrow; you will not be here to-morrow, but your families will; and what sufferings!
可是，朋友们，还有明天，明天你已不在世上了，你们的家庭可还在。有多少痛苦呀！
5.I really sympathize with your sufferings.
我对你的痛苦表示真诚的同情。
6.Fellow villagers then began to understand Xiliu. She loved her children by tempering them in sufferings.
这时乡亲们才明白，细柳让孩子在磨难中锻炼，才是真正爱孩子。
7.The story of their sufferings moved us deeply.
他们的苦难故事深深打动了我们。
8.My parents seldom mention the sufferings they have gone through to me.
我的父母几乎没有向我提及过他们所受过的苦难。