①The graduate suffered a defeat in the job interview.

这名毕业生在工作面试中遭遇了失败。

②The company suffered_huge_losses in the last financial year.

这家公司在上一财政年度出现巨额亏损。

(2)suffer作不及物动词时，常与from连用。suffer from指遭受战争、自然灾害带来的苦难及患病或其他之苦，意为“苦于……，患……病”。

③My father suffers from high blood pressure.

我父亲患有高血压。

④He made a wrong decision and now he is suffering from it.

他当初做出错误决定，现在吃苦头了。

For people doing this job, common sense, physical fitness and an outgoing personality are likely to be more important than computer skills.

对从事这项工作的人来说，常识、健康的身体和外向的性格可能比计算机技能更重要。

be likely to do sth.“可能做某事”，其主语既可以是人也可以是物。可以改为“It is likely that ...”结构。

①The more you hurry, the less progress you are likely to make.

欲速则不达。

②I think it is likely that he will arrive tomorrow.

我想他很可能明天到。

Would it be possible for me to_meet (meet) you at your convenience and discuss the matter?

我有没有可能在你方便的时候见你并讨论这件事情呢？

④There is a possibility that he will end up with a door to universities closed, for he pays no attention to his study.

他最终不会被大学录取是有可能的，因为他根本就没有关注过他的学习。

[名师点津]possible和probable句型中不用表示人的词作主语。