patience
n[U]
1 ~ (with sb/sth) ability to accept delay, annoyance or suffering without complaining 耐性; 忍耐力; 耐心
I warn you, I'm beginning to lose (my) patience (with you), ie become impatient. 我警告你, 我(對你)已經(jīng)漸漸失去耐性了.
After three hours of waiting for the train, our patience was finally exhausted. 我們等了三個小時的火車, 最後再也沒有耐性了.
She has no patience with (ie cannot tolerate) people who are always grumbling. 她膩煩那些總發(fā)牢騷的人.
(saying 諺) Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是美德.
2 ~ (for sth/to do sth) ability to persevere with sth; perseverance 堅忍; 堅持; 毅力
Learning to walk again after his accident required great patience. 他出事後重新學(xué)習(xí)走路要有極大的毅力.
She hasn't the patience to do embroidery. 她沒有做剌繡的常性.
3 (Brit) (US solitaire) type of card-game, usu for one player 一種紙牌戲(通常為單人玩的).
4 (idm 習(xí)語) the ,patience of `Job very great patience(1) 極大的耐性
His behaviour would try (ie test) the patience of Job. 無論耐性多大的人也無法忍受他的行為.
?? 考研助記
陪生死(諧音)-能夠陪你共生死的人一定是 有 耐心
?? 擴展釋義
*['pei??ns]n. 耐性, 忍耐相關(guān)詞組: be out of patience with have no patience with with patience