1N-COUNT 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:client患者;病人
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。
2ADJ-GRADED 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. 能忍耐的;有耐心的
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. [+ with]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PATIENT | PATIENT + VERB | PATIENT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤AIDS, cancer, cardiac, diabetic, heart, etc.艾滋病、癌症、心臟病、糖尿病等病人➤surgical, transplant外科/器官移植病人◇developments that will help surgical patients recover more quickly幫助手術患者更快康復的新方法➤mental, psychiatric精神病人;精神病患者➤depressed, mentally ill抑鬱症/精神病患者▸➤seriously ill, severely ill, terminally ill重病患者;晚期病人➤high-risk, vulnerable (especially BrE) 高危/易損患者▸➤hospital住院病人➤private (especially BrE) 自費病人◇He only takes private patients.他只收治自費病人。➤elderly, older上了年紀的/年齡較大的病人▸➤adult, child成年病人;兒童患者➤paediatric/pediatric兒科患者VERB + PATIENT➤assess, examine, see, treat判定病情;檢查病人;看病人;治療病人◇She sees an average of 35 patients every day.她平均每天看 35 個病人。➤admit接收患者入院◇The patient was admitted to hospital yesterday.這個病人昨天入的院。➤discharge讓病人出院◇patients waiting to be discharged from hospital等待出院的病人➤refer (to sb/sth), transfer (to sth)將病人轉到⋯PATIENT + VERB➤develop sth, have sth, suffer from sth病人得⋯病/有⋯病/患⋯病◇The patient has a severe heart condition.這名患者有嚴重的心臟病。➤suffer sth患者遭受⋯病◇patients who have suffered a heart attack犯過心臟病的患者➤be diagnosed with sth患者被診斷患有⋯◇The patient was first diagnosed with malaria.患者開始被診斷患有瘧疾。➤present with sth呈現⋯病症的患者◇Many patients present with conditions that cannot be easily diagnosed.許多病人顯現出一些無法輕易診斷的症狀。➤respond (to sth)病人(對⋯)有⋯反應◇These patients are responding well to the new drug.這些病人對新藥的反應很好。➤improve病人的病情好轉➤receive sth, undergo sth病人接受⋯/經受⋯◇Patients undergoing chemotherapy may be at a higher risk of infection.接受化療的患者受感染的風險可能更高。PATIENT + NOUN➤care對病人的護理PREPOSITION➤patient with患⋯病的病人◇patients with liver disease肝病患者patient
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VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, sound有耐心;聽起來有耐心▸➤remain一直很耐心ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常有耐心▸➤incredibly極有耐心▸➤endlessly, infinitely有無窮耐心PREPOSITION➤about對⋯有耐心◇She's been extremely patient about it all.她對整件事一直極有耐心。➤with對⋯有耐心◇He was endlessly patient with the children.他對孩子們非常有耐心。
patient ♦︎ case ♦︎ victim ♦︎ sufferer ♦︎ the sick ♦︎ invalid ♦︎ the dyingThese are all words for people who are not well and need medical help.这些词均表示病人、患者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / the long-term patient / victim / sufferer / sick◆a chronic patient / case / sufferer / invalid◆a / an cancer / AIDS patient / case / victim / sufferer◆an asthma patient / sufferer◆a stroke patient / victim◆to care for a patient / a sufferer / the sick / an invalid / the dying◆to treat a patient / a case / a victim / a sufferer / the sick■patient [countable] a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital; a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor or dentist接受治疗者;(医院中或某个医生的)病人◆He made friends with another patient on the ward.他和病房里的另一位病人成了朋友。◆She's one of Dr Shaw's patients.她是肖医生的病人之一。■case [countable] the fact of sb having a disease or injury; a person suffering from a disease or injury病例;病案;病人;伤员◆Over 500 000 cases of cholera were reported in 1991.1991年共报告霍乱病例50多万起。◆The most serious cases were treated at the scene of the accident.受伤最重的人在事故现场得到了救治。■victim[countable] a person who is suffering from a disease or medical condition罹病者;患者◆AIDS victims are prone to pick up infections.艾滋病患者易受感染。■sufferer [countable] a person who is suffering from a disease or medical condition罹病者;患者◆Local services provide residential care for dementia sufferers.地方服务机构为痴呆患者提供食宿。◆She received many letters of support from fellow sufferers.她收到了许多病友寄来的鼓励信。 see also suffer from sth ⇨ suffer from sthNOTE辨析 Victim or sufferer?Both these words are usually used after another noun for the name of a disease, and in many cases you can use either word.这两个词通常用于表示疾病的名词后,在许多情况下可以通用◆cancer / AIDS / leukaemia victims / sufferers癌症/艾滋病/白血病患者Victim is more frequent in these cases and can make the disease sound worse, but sufferer is used with a wider range of medical conditions, especially long-term conditions.在这些情况下victim较常用,且显得病情较严重。但与sufferer搭配表示病症的词范围更广,尤与表示长期病症的词连用◆dementia / asthma / arthritis / sclerosis sufferers痴呆/哮喘病/关节炎/硬化症患者A victim can also be sb who has been hurt as the result of a crime or accident. * victim还指犯罪行为或事故的受害者。 see also victim ⇨ victim1■the sick [plural] people who are seriously ill患重病的人◆He healed the sick and comforted the broken-hearted.他治愈患病之躯,抚慰受伤之心。 see also sick ⇨ sick1■invalid ˈɪnvəlɪd, ˈɪnvəliːd [countable] a person who needs other people to take care of them, because of illness that they have had for a long time病弱者;久病衰弱者◆She had been a delicate child and her parents had treated her as an invalid.她儿时身体虚弱,父母把她当病人照料。■the dying [plural] people who are dying垂死者;临终者◆Volunteer nurses were tending to the sick and the dying.护士志愿者正在照顾重危病人和临终病人。