English主要词典
patient
Universal Words
noun, adjective
noun
1 a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital:
cancer patients
2 a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc:
He's one of Dr Shaw's patients.
adjective ~ (with sb/sth) able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry:
She's very patient with young children. * You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished.
patiently adverb:
to listen / sit / wait patiently * She sat patiently waiting for her turn.
