ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENDURANCE | ENDURANCE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, long, remarkable極大的/長時間的/非凡的耐力▸➤sheer純粹的忍耐力▸➤mental, physical心理承受力;身體承受力➤human人類的忍耐力VERB + ENDURANCE➤have, show有忍耐力;表現出忍耐力◇She showed great endurance in the face of pain.她面對痛苦表現出極大的忍耐力。➤test測試耐力◇The astronauts will undergo a series of trials to test their physical and mental endurance in space.宇航員將接受一系列試驗以測試他們在太空中的生理和心理承受力。➤build, build up, enhance, improve, increase增強耐力◇Swimming a little farther each session will build endurance.每次游得遠一點將會增強耐力。ENDURANCE + NOUN➤test耐力測試➤exercise, training耐力練習/訓練➤athlete, runner耐力型運動員/賽跑運動員➤race耐力賽跑PREPOSITION➤beyond endurance難以忍受◇He felt he had been provoked beyond endurance.他覺得挑釁已讓他忍無可忍。◇The shoes hurt her feet beyond endurance.這雙鞋太磨腳,她實在忍受不了。PHRASES➤a feat of endurance非凡的忍耐能力◇They are capable of amazing feats of endurance.他們有非凡的忍耐力。➤the limit of your endurance, the limits of your endurance忍受的極限◇She was almost at the limits of her endurance.她的忍耐幾乎已到極限。➤powers of endurance忍耐力◇The task was a test of their powers of endurance.這項任務是對他們忍耐力的考驗。➤strength and endurance力量和耐力◇Heavy manual work calls for strength and endurance.繁重的體力勞動需要力氣和耐力。➤a test of endurance耐力測驗◇Running a marathon is seen by many as the ultimate test of endurance.許多人將跑馬拉松視為對耐力極限的挑戰。