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🔑 pa·tienceBrE /ˈpeɪʃns/NAmE /ˈpeɪʃns/ noun [U] 🔑 ~ (with sb/sth) the ability to stay calm and accept a delay or sth annoying without complaining 耐心；忍耐力◆She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views. 她很难接受这类观点。◆People have lost patience with (= have become annoyed about) the slow pace of reform. 人们对改革的缓慢速度已经失去耐性。◆I have run out of patience with her. 我对她已失去耐性了。◆My patience is wearing thin. 我要忍耐不住了。◆Teaching children with special needs requires patience and understanding. 教导有特殊需要的儿童需要耐心和体谅。🔑 the ability to spend a lot of time doing sth difficult that needs a lot of attention and effort 毅力；坚忍；恒心◆It takes time and patience to photograph wildlife. 拍摄野生生物要肯花时间，还要有毅力。◆I don't have the patience to do jigsaw puzzles. 我没有耐性玩拼图游戏。(BrE) (NAmE soli·taire) a card game for only one player 单人纸牌游戏 ●the patience of ˈJobthe quality of being extremely patient and not complaining 极其耐心；心平气和◆You need the patience of Job to deal with some of our customers. 和我们的一些顾客打交道需要有极大的耐心。 ORIGIN From Job, a man in the Bible who experienced much suffering, including losing his family, his home and his possessions, but continued to believe in and trust God. 源自《圣经》人物约伯（Job），虽历经失去家人、家园和财产等磨难，依然坚持信奉上帝。●try sb's ˈpatienceto make sb feel impatient 使忍无可忍；使不耐烦 |