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

• We, the patients, cannot pick and choose our doctors.
  我们患者不能对医生挑挑拣拣。
• Doctors examine their patients thoroughly in order to make a correct diagnosis.
  为了作出准确的诊断，医生会对病人进行彻底的检查。
• 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。
• The geriatric patients will be moved out.
  老年病人将会搬出去。
• 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。
• Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners
  病人大多数是在他们的全科医生建议下转往医院就医。
• Some of the patients left off treatment.
  有些病人停止了治疗。
• 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。
• Her bed was screened off from the other patients.
  她的病床用屏风与其他病人隔开。
• I committed the physician's cardinal sin: I got involved with my patients.
  我犯了从医的大忌：跟病人有了感情纠葛。