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单词 patient
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patient

noun
 
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
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  1.  
    a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital
    • cancer/AIDS/heart patients
    • critically ill/elderly patients
    • Hospitals are treating more patients than ever before.
    • patients receiving/undergoing treatment
    • patient with something patients with heart disease
    • patient care/safety
    Wordfinder
    • cure
    • doctor
    • examine
    • medicine
    • patient
    • practice
    • prescribe
    • receptionist
    • specialist
    • surgeon
    Extra Examples
    • Many patients present with conditions that cannot be easily diagnosed.
    • Patients undergoing chemotherapy may be at a higher risk of infection.
    • The patient has a severe heart condition.
    • The patient was admitted to hospital yesterday.
    • These patients are responding well to the new drug.
    • A high proportion of their lung cancer patients had been heavy smokers.
    Topics Medicinea2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • AIDS
    • cancer
    • cardiac
    verb + patient
    • assess
    • examine
    • see
    patient + verb
    • develop something
    • have something
    • suffer from something
    patient + noun
    • care
    preposition
    • patient with
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  2.  
    a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor, dentist, etc.
    • He's one of Dr Shaw's patients.
    • He only takes private patients.
    see also private patient
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • AIDS
    • cancer
    • cardiac
    verb + patient
    • assess
    • examine
    • see
    patient + verb
    • develop something
    • have something
    • suffer from something
    patient + noun
    • care
    preposition
    • patient with
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  3. (grammar) the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. In the sentence ‘I started the car’, the patient is car. compare agent
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.

patient

adjective
 
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
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  1. able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour or difficulties without becoming angry
    • You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished.
    • to be endlessly/infinitely/incredibly patient
    • patient with somebody/something She's very patient with young children.
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • sound
    • remain
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • about
    • with
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati.
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