| 释义 |
pa·tience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 忍耐，容忍；耐心；耐性
It took a vast amount of patience not to shout at him. 需要巨大的忍耐才不对他大声叫喊。
Speak up, I'm losing patience. 大胆说出来，我等得不耐烦了。
It drove him to the very limit of his patience. 这几乎叫他忍无可忍。
Have patience, please. 请忍一忍。
She has endless patience with the children. 她对孩子们非常有耐心。
2. 坚忍
work with patience 坚忍不拔地工作
3. 〈主英〉单人纸牌戏(= 〈美〉solitaire)
The lonely old lady often plays patience. 那孤独的老妇人常玩单人纸牌戏。
4. 〈废〉许可，容许
phr. be (或 get) out of patience with 对…失去耐心 have no patience with不能容忍，对…没耐心 Patience is a plaster for all sores. 〈谚〉忍耐可治万千痛。 would try the patience of a saint (Job) 即便叫圣人 (约伯)也受不了 (指令人怎么也无法忍受) |