| 单词 | patience |
| 释义 | patiencepatience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 1the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time, without becoming angry or anxious OPP impatience: This type of research requires enormous patience. I wouldn’t have the patience to sit sewing all day.2the ability to accept trouble and other people’s annoying behavior without complaining or becoming angry: Parents need a lot of patience.have no/little patience with/for something I have little patience for people who don’t work hard. Teachers soon lost their patience (=stopped being patient and got angry) with her behavior. Her constant questions were beginning to try my patience (=make me angry).3the patience of a saint a very large amount of patience → see also have the patience of Job at Job (1) |
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