Patient Treatment Wait Person Receiving Patiently ˈpeɪʃnt Hospital
The word "patient" refers to a person receiving medical treatment, or someone who is calm and tolerant. It functions as a noun for someone undergoing medical care and as an adjective for being calm and not annoyed.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]患者;病人 A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor. →see usage note at:
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The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient's chances...
病人越早接受治疗,康复的可能性就越大。
She was tough but wonderful with her patients...
她很严厉,但对患者却很好。
He specialized in treatment of cancer patients.
他是治疗癌症病人的专家。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]能忍耐的;有耐心的 If you are patient, you stay calm and do not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time, or when someone is not doing what you want them to do.
Please be patient — your cheque will arrive...
请耐心点——你的支票会来的。
He was endlessly kind and patient with children.
他对孩子们总是非常好,很有耐心。
patiently
She waited patiently for Frances to finish.
她耐心地等弗朗西丝弄完。
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pa·tient★/ˈpeɪʃnt; NAmEˈpeɪʃnt/
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patientpatientsnoun★1★a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital 接受治疗者,病人(尤指医院里的)◆cancer patients癌症病人2★a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc. (某个医生或牙医等的)病人◆He's one of Dr Shaw's patients.他是肖医生的病人之一。3( grammar 语法) the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. In the sentence ‘I started the car’, the patient is car.受动者☞compare
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(6 )adjective★patient(with sb/sth) able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry 有耐心的;能忍耐的◆She's very patient with young children.她对幼儿特别有耐心。◆You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished.你只能耐心点,等我把事情做完。▶pa·tient·ly/ˈpeɪʃntli; NAmEˈpeɪʃntli/adverb◆She sat patiently waiting for her turn.她耐心地坐着等候轮到自己。pa·tient/ˈpeɪʃnt; NAmEˈpeɪʃnt/pa·tient·ly/ˈpeɪʃntli; NAmEˈpeɪʃntli/
someone who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or in a hospital ► see thesaurus at
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COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + patienta cancer/AIDS etc patient· One in three cancer patients suffers no pain at all.a heart patient (=one with heart disease)· Some heart patients have to wait between three months and a year for surgery.a mental/psychiatric patient (=one with problems relating to their mind)· The drug was used in the past to treat mental patients.a seriously ill/critically ill patient· The ward was packed with seriously ill patients.a hospital patient· All hospital patients have to follow a daily routine.verbstreat a patient (=try to cure their illness or injury)· Patients are treated in terms of priority.see a patient· I stayed in the treatment room while the doctor saw another patient.examine a patient· Can you please wait outside while the physician examines the patient.a patient receives treatment/a drug· Twelve of these patients were receiving treatment with a new drug.a patient responds to treatment (=starts recovering)· Some patients respond quickly and satisfactorily to treatment.a patient recovers· The treatment succeeded and the patient recovered rapidly.a patient is admitted (to hospital)· This examination should be done when the patient is admitted to hospital.a patient is discharged (from hospital) (=allowed to leave it)· The patient was discharged after eight days.
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able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people’s annoying behaviour etc without becoming angryOPP impatient: You’ll just have to be patient and wait till I’m off the phone.patient with Louise was very patient with me.—patiently adverb: He waited patiently for Katherine to speak.
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patients[27337]
病人(95%),有耐心的(4%),能忍耐的(1%)
n.病人;患者
adj.有耐心的,能容忍的
n.(Patient)人名;(法)帕蒂安
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