patient

Word family noun patience ≠ impatience patient adjective patient ≠ impatient adverb patiently ≠ impatiently

pa·tient1 /ˈpeɪʃənt/ S2 W1 noun [countableC]

someone who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or in a hospital 病人，患者► see thesaurus at customer →4 See picture of 见图 EXAMINE

n COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + patient

a cancer/AIDS etc patient

One in three cancer patients suffers no pain at all.

a heart patient (=one with heart disease)

Some heart patients have to wait between three months and a year for surgery.

a mental/psychiatric patient (=one with problems relating to their mind)

The drug was used in the past to treat mental patients.

a seriously ill/critically ill patient

The ward was packed with seriously ill patients.

a hospital patient

All hospital patients have to follow a daily routine.

verbs

treat a patient (=try to cure their illness or injury)

Patients are treated in terms of priority.

see a patient

I stayed in the treatment room while the doctor saw another patient.

examine a patient

Can you please wait outside while the physician examines the patient.

a patient receives treatment/a drug

Twelve of these patients were receiving treatment with a new drug.

a patient responds to treatment (=starts recovering)

Some patients respond quickly and satisfactorily to treatment.

a patient recovers

The treatment succeeded and the patient recovered rapidly.

a patient is admitted (to hospital)

This examination should be done when the patient is admitted to hospital.

a patient is discharged (from hospital) (=allowed to leave it)

The patient was discharged after eight days.

Examples from the Corpus

patient• St Dominic's Hospital treats about 10,000 patients a year.• He gave a half million pound donation towards the care of AIDs patients.• In all five patients under 50 creatinine values returned to normal.• Other patients had external haemorrhoids, though less serious.• Clinical trials show that some patients with breast cancer do better if they take the drug for five years after surgery.• One out of every seven plastic surgery patients is a man.• A comprehensive review of the patient can be achieved through the use of the care plan.• The patients also are examined, and undergo laboratory tests, based on their complaints.• San Mateo County officials already are looking into the prospects for their patients.• Although these patients usually have astonishingly good morale and fighting spirit, everything humanely possible should be done to keep it up.• The outcome of these patients is uncertain and the advisability of restorative proctocolectomy is, therefore, controversial.

patient2 W3 adjectiveadj

WAITable to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people’s annoying behaviour etc without becoming angry 有耐心的，能忍耐的 OPP impatient

You’ll just have to be patient and wait till I’m off the phone.

你只能耐心点，等我打完电话。

patient with

Louise was very patient with me.

路易丝对我很有耐心。

—patiently adverbadv

He waited patiently for Katherine to speak.

他耐心地等凯瑟琳开口讲话。

Examples from the Corpus

patient• I'm sure she'll write soon. Just try to be patient.• The audience waited patiently for the show to begin.• She takes the time to be more patient and is in less of a hurry.• In the box office, which is occupied by two women with patient smiles, they blame the trains.• The long and patient struggle to achieve equal rights will continue.• Halle was patient, waiting for the boy to finish his explanation.

be patient• The best approach is to be patient and philosophical.• These are patients cut off from their capacity to feel, presumably to protect themselves from emotional pain.• The people are patient, too patient, but a day will come when the sufferings of the proletariat will become unbearable.• But the user must be patient when learning the ins and outs of an expansion card.• More difficult would be patients with a deep seated psychological problem which would require more than three months' treatment.• I would be patient with my animal companion, show him what a sweet-tempered mistress I could be.• You had to be patient with the stupidities of power, with the fraudulence of business.• He would be patient with this young priest.

Origin patient2

(1300-1400) French Latin, present participle of pati “to suffer”

词汇	patient
释义	patient Word family noun patience ≠ impatience patient adjective patient ≠ impatient adverb patiently ≠ impatiently pa·tient1 /ˈpeɪʃənt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun [countableC] someone who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or in a hospital 病人，患者► see thesaurus at customer →4 See picture of 见图 EXAMINE n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + patient a cancer/AIDS etc patient One in three cancer patients suffers no pain at all. a heart patient (=one with heart disease) Some heart patients have to wait between three months and a year for surgery. a mental/psychiatric patient (=one with problems relating to their mind) The drug was used in the past to treat mental patients. a seriously ill/critically ill patient The ward was packed with seriously ill patients. a hospital patient All hospital patients have to follow a daily routine. verbs treat a patient (=try to cure their illness or injury) Patients are treated in terms of priority. see a patient I stayed in the treatment room while the doctor saw another patient. examine a patient Can you please wait outside while the physician examines the patient. a patient receives treatment/a drug Twelve of these patients were receiving treatment with a new drug. a patient responds to treatment (=starts recovering) Some patients respond quickly and satisfactorily to treatment. a patient recovers The treatment succeeded and the patient recovered rapidly. a patient is admitted (to hospital) This examination should be done when the patient is admitted to hospital. a patient is discharged (from hospital) (=allowed to leave it) The patient was discharged after eight days. Examples from the Corpus patient• St Dominic's Hospital treats about 10,000 patients a year.• He gave a half million pound donation towards the care of AIDs patients.• In all five patients under 50 creatinine values returned to normal.• Other patients had external haemorrhoids, though less serious.• Clinical trials show that some patients with breast cancer do better if they take the drug for five years after surgery.• One out of every seven plastic surgery patients is a man.• A comprehensive review of the patient can be achieved through the use of the care plan.• The patients also are examined, and undergo laboratory tests, based on their complaints.• San Mateo County officials already are looking into the prospects for their patients.• Although these patients usually have astonishingly good morale and fighting spirit, everything humanely possible should be done to keep it up.• The outcome of these patients is uncertain and the advisability of restorative proctocolectomy is, therefore, controversial. patient2 ●●● W3 adjectiveadj WAITable to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people’s annoying behaviour etc without becoming angry 有耐心的，能忍耐的 OPP impatient You’ll just have to be patient and wait till I’m off the phone. 你只能耐心点，等我打完电话。 patient with Louise was very patient with me. 路易丝对我很有耐心。 —patiently adverbadv He waited patiently for Katherine to speak. 他耐心地等凯瑟琳开口讲话。 Examples from the Corpus patient• I'm sure she'll write soon. Just try to be patient.• The audience waited patiently for the show to begin.• She takes the time to be more patient and is in less of a hurry.• In the box office, which is occupied by two women with patient smiles, they blame the trains.• The long and patient struggle to achieve equal rights will continue.• Halle was patient, waiting for the boy to finish his explanation. be patient• The best approach is to be patient and philosophical.• These are patients cut off from their capacity to feel, presumably to protect themselves from emotional pain.• The people are patient, too patient, but a day will come when the sufferings of the proletariat will become unbearable.• But the user must be patient when learning the ins and outs of an expansion card.• More difficult would be patients with a deep seated psychological problem which would require more than three months' treatment.• I would be patient with my animal companion, show him what a sweet-tempered mistress I could be.• You had to be patient with the stupidities of power, with the fraudulence of business.• He would be patient with this young priest. Origin patient2 (1300-1400) French Latin, present participle of pati “to suffer”
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