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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

patient ['peɪʃnt]
  1. 1. noun [c] [医] 病人
  2. 2. adjective [+person] 耐心
    to be patient with sb
    某人耐心

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

patient [ˈpeɪʃənt]
  1. 1. n.[c] 病人患者
    The number of emergency patients has grown rapidly.
    急性病人数量急剧增长
  2. 2. noun [Grammar] 受事,受动者
  3. 3. adjective 忍耐的,有耐心
    Please be patient.
    请耐心些。

Collins English-English Dictionary

patient ['peɪʃənt]
  1. 1. adj enduring trying circumstances with even temper
  2. 2. adj tolerant; understanding
  3. 3. adj capable of accepting delay with equanimity
  4. 4. adj persevering or diligent
    a patient worker
  5. 5. adj [Archaic] admitting of a certain interpretation
  6. 6. n a person who is receiving medical care
  7. 7. n [rare] a person or thing that is the recipient of some action
  8. 8. n [Etymology] C14: see patience

Examples

an ambulatory patient
一个不必卧床的病人
a mental patient
精神病患者
to visit a patient
探视病人
Take the case of that patient, he did not die from it.
以这个病人为例,这并不是他的死因。
As a surgeon, I cannot afford any mistakes, it would be dangerous for the patient.
作为一名外科医生,我犯不起任何错误,这对病人来说太危险了。

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