/ˈpeɪʃnt ||; ˈpeʃənt/adjpatient (with sb/sth) able to stay calm and not get angry, especially when there is a difficulty or you have to wait a long time 有耐性的;有耐心的;能忍耐的:
She's very patient with young children.她对小孩子很有耐心。 [OPP] impatient 反义词为impatient➔patientlyadvto wait patiently耐心等候
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/ˈpeɪʃnt ||; ˈpeʃənt/noun
[C] a person who is receiving medical treatment 病人;患者:
a hospital patient住院病人He's one of Dr Waters' patients.他是沃特斯医生的一个病人。
patient1/ˋpeʃənt; ˈpeIʃ$nt/n [C] someone who is getting medical treatment from a doctor or in hospital 病人: Dr Ross is very popular with his patients. 罗斯医生很受病人欢迎。
patient2adj able to stay calm and not become angry when you are waiting for something or doing something difficult [ impatient ] 有耐心的﹐忍耐的: Just be patient and wait. 就耐心等待吧。+with She's always very patient with her students. 她对学生总是非常有耐心。see box at见 CHARACTER 方框—patiently adv : He waited patiently to speak. 他耐心地等着说话。
patientpatientpatients2nouna sick person that a doctor is looking afterpatientpatient1adjectiveable to stay calm and not get angry when you are waiting for something or when you have problems: Just sit there and be patient. Your mum will be here soon.oppositeimpatient▶ patientlyadverb: She waited patiently for the bus.