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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（对你）已经渐渐失去耐性了.
After three hours of waiting for the train, our patience was finally exhausted. 我们等了三个小时的火车, 最後再也没有耐性了.
She has no patience with (ie cannot tolerate) people who are always grumbling. 她腻烦那些总发牢骚的人.
(saying 谚) Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是美德.
2 ~ (for sth/to do sth) ability to persevere with sth; perseverance 坚忍; 坚持; 毅力
Learning to walk again after his accident required great patience. 他出事後重新学习走路要有极大的毅力.
She hasn´t the patience to do embroidery. 她没有做剌绣的常性.
3 (Brit) (US solitaire) type of card-game, usu for one player 一种纸牌戏（通常为单人玩的）.
4 (idm 习语) the ,patience of `Job very great patience(1) 极大的耐性
His behaviour would try (ie test) the patience of Job. 无论耐性多大的人也无法忍受他的行为.
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