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

• 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。
• Patients with no mental incapacity can refuse treatment.
  没有精神缺陷的病人可以拒绝治疗。
• 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。
• Patients will be isolated from other people for between three days and one month after treatment
  治疗结束后，病人将与其他人隔离3天到1个月的时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations
  采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法，这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。
• Considerable efforts have been made to rehabilitate patients who have suffered in this way.
  为帮助遭受这种病痛折磨的病人康复付出了巨大努力。
• 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。