endurance

Definitions

endure + -ance (state/quality) = the staying power itself — how long and how well you can hold out. Where 'endure' is the act, 'endurance' is the capacity, the thing an athlete trains to build.

Common Collocations

• 1.physical endurance体力耐力
• 2.endurance test耐久测试
• 3.powers of endurance忍耐力
• 4.beyond endurance无法忍受
• 5.endurance training耐力训练

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Marathon running requires great physical endurance.

• 2.

  The soldiers were pushed beyond the limits of human endurance.

• 3.

  The engine was tested for endurance under heavy loads.