the ability to continue doing something painful or difficult for a long period of time without giving up 忍耐力;耐久力 He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness. 他在整个生病期间表现出非凡的忍耐力。 This event tests both physical and mental endurance. 该比赛项目既是对体力也是对心理承受力的考验。 The task was a test of their powers of endurance. 这项任务是对他们忍耐力的考验。 - beyond endurance
They were humiliated beyond endurance. 他们被羞辱到忍无可忍的地步。 The party turned out to be more of an endurance test than a pleasure. 这次聚会结果成了一次耐力测试,而不是一件乐事。
Extra ExamplesHeavy manual work calls for strength and endurance. 繁重的体力劳动需要力气和耐力。 Running a marathon is seen by many as the ultimate test of endurance. 许多人将跑马拉松视为对耐力极限的挑战。 She showed great endurance in the face of pain. 她面对痛苦表现出极大的忍耐力。 She was almost at the limits of her endurance. 她几乎坚持不住了。 Swimming a little farther each session will build endurance. 每次游得远一点将会增强耐力。 The astronauts will undergo a series of trials to test their physical and mental endurance in space. 宇航员将接受一系列试验以测试他们在太空中的生理和心理承受力。 They are capable of amazing feats of endurance. 他们有非凡的忍耐力。 This behaviour is beyond endurance. 这种行为让人难以忍受。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- long
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- have
- show
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- beyond endurance
- a feat of endurance
- the limit of your endurance
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Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘continued existence, ability to last’; formerly also as indurance): from Old French, from endurer ‘make hard’, from Latin indurare ‘harden’, from in- ‘in’ + durus ‘hard’.