单词 | patience |
释义 | 🔑 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 ˈJob the 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。ORIGINFrom 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 ˈpatience to make sb feel impatient 使忍无可忍;使不耐烦 |
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