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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]容忍;耐心;忍耐力 If you have
patience, you are able to stay calm and not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time, or when someone is not doing what you want them to do.
He doesn't have the patience to wait...
他没有耐心等待。
It was exacting work and required all his patience.
工作很艰巨,需要他有极大的耐心。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]单人纸牌游戏 Patience is a card game for only one player.
He would often sit and play patience.
他常常坐着玩单人纸牌游戏。
in AM, use 美国英语用 solitaire
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[PHRASE 短语]考验…的耐心;使忍无可忍 If someone
tries your
patience or
tests your
patience, they annoy you so much that it is very difficult for you to stay calm.
He tended to stutter, which tried her patience...
他老结巴,这叫她难以忍受。
I feel that she would try the patience of a saint.
我觉得圣人都能被她逼疯。