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

• 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。
• In addition, the respondent disclosed professional confidences to one of the patients.
  另外，被告还向其中一位病人透露了行业机密。
• In hospitals, business plans vie with patients for doctors 'attention
  在医院，经营方针和病人都是医生所要关心的。
• 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。
• We, the patients, cannot pick and choose our doctors.
  我们患者不能对医生挑挑拣拣。
• Some of the patients left off treatment.
  有些病人停止了治疗。
• 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。
• Doctors were disturbed that less than 30 percent of the patients were women
  医生们焦虑不安，因为患者中有不到30%为女性。
• I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets
  我行医是为了治病救人，而不是浪费时间为预算问题争论不休。
• They have started a hospice for terminal patients.
  他们为身患绝症的病人开办了一个安养所。