(1) 忍受(耐) (suffer or undergo pain，difficulty，etc) [I，T+n]：～ cold/illness(with great courage)/many discomforts/great hardships/tremendous losses/great pain/troubles(bravely)/twenty years in prison 忍受寒冷/(以极大的毅力)忍受疾病的折磨/忍受许多令人不舒服的事/忍受极大的苦难/承受巨大的损失/忍受巨痛/(勇敢地)忍受烦恼/在狱中忍耐了20年; He can't～(it) any longer. 他再也不能忍受了。～to the end 忍耐到底; It could no longer be～d. 再也无法忍受了。What can't be cured must be～ed. 无可奈何的事只好忍耐。〖同〗bear，withstand，stand，experience，suffer，undergo; 〖反〗 avoid，escape;

(2) 容忍 (bear;stand;put up with) [T+n，T+to-inf，T+ing] (常 cannot～)：He cannot/could no longer～that man/her rudeness. 他(再也)不能忍受那个人/她的粗鲁。cannot～to hear about it/to see you go 不忍心听到这事/看着你走; cannot～seeing little children fighting/being cruelly treated 不能容忍坐视小孩子们打架/受到残酷的对待; 〖同〗bear，withstand，tolerate;

(3) 持续(久)，耐久 (continue to exist; last) [I]：His name/Her fame/Their love/The poet's work will～forever. 他的英名/她的名声/他们的爱情/那位诗人的作品永存。as long as life～s一直(持续)到死;～throughout the ages 持续千秋万代; The memory of her great acting has～d. 她的精彩表演人们记忆犹新。Metal and stone can～for a long time. 铁和石头能存在很长的时间。A gold ring will～a thousand years. 金戒指1000年都不会坏。〖同〗 last，persist，live，continue，remain; 〖反〗 die，fail，decay，end;

→′endurable adj 持久的;′endurance n 耐力;′endurant adj 能忍耐的;′enduring adj 耐久的;

【辨异】 1) endure与bear、stand¹和tolerate的区别见CLOSE。 2) endure与continue、last²和persist的区别见CONTINUE。