patients

英 [ˈpeɪʃənts]

美 [ˈpeɪʃənts]

n.  接受治疗者，病人(尤指医院里的); (某个医生或牙医等的)病人; 受动者
patient的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 患者；病人
  Apatientis a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. Apatientis also someone who is registered with a particular doctor.
  1. 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。
  2. She was tough but wonderful with her patients...
     她很严厉，但对患者却很好。
  3. He specialized in treatment of cancer patients.
     他是治疗癌症病人的专家。
• ADJ-GRADED 能忍耐的；有耐心的
  If you arepatient, 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.
  1. Please be patient — your cheque will arrive...
     请耐心点——你的支票会来的。
  2. He was endlessly kind and patient with children.
     他对孩子们总是非常好，很有耐心。

双语例句

• When working with patients, my efforts are centred on helping them to overcome illness.
  在治疗过程中，我的主要精力是帮助病人战胜疾病。
• The typical family structure of Freud's patients involved two parents and two children
  弗洛伊德的病人的典型家庭结构是父母二人和两个孩子。
• Some patients may become very isolated and depressed.
  一些病人可能变得非常孤独沮丧。
• The hospitals charge the patients for every aspirin
  医院每一片阿司匹林都要病人掏钱。
• They were told that Dr Albright wasn't taking any new patients.
  他们被告知，奥尔布赖特医生不再接收新病人了。
• I have patients who are HIV-positive and asymptomatic.
  我的一些病人艾滋病病毒检测呈阳性，但却无任何体征。
• The geriatric patients will be moved out.
  老年病人将会搬出去。
• Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.
  因为护理人员严重不足，患者生命垂危。
• Her bed was screened off from the other patients.
  她的病床用屏风与其他病人隔开。
• They have pulled out patients 'teeth unnecessarily
  他们毫无必要地拔掉了病人的牙。