patience

noun

1. 耐心；忍耐力
   the ability to stay calm and accept a delay or sth annoying without complaining
   1. She has little patience with (= will not accept or consider) such views.
      她很难接受这类观点。
   2. 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失去耐性。
   3. My patience is wearing thin.
      我要忍耐不住了。
   4. I have run out of patience with her.
      我对她已失去耐性。
   5. Teaching children with special needs requires patience and understanding.
      教育有特殊需要的儿童需要耐心和体谅。
2. 毅力；坚忍；恒心
   the ability to spend a lot of time doing sth difficult that needs a lot of attention and effort
   1. It takes time and patience to photograph wildlife.
      拍摄野生动物要肯花时间，要有毅力。
   2. I don't have the patience to do jigsaw puzzles.
      我没有耐性做拼图游戏。
3. 单人纸牌游戏
   a card game for only one player

1. N-UNCOUNT 容忍；耐心；忍耐力
   If you have patience, you are able to stay calm and not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time, or when someone is not doing what you want them to do.
   1. He doesn't have the patience to wait...
      他没有耐心等待。
   2. It was exacting work and required all his patience.
      工作很艰巨，需要他有极大的耐心。
2. N-UNCOUNT 单人纸牌游戏
   Patience is a card game for only one player.
   1. He would often sit and play patience.
      他常常坐着玩单人纸牌游戏。

in AM, use 美国英语用 solitaire


3. PHRASE 考验…的耐心；使忍无可忍
   If someone tries your patience or tests your patience, they annoy you so much that it is very difficult for you to stay calm.
   1. He tended to stutter, which tried her patience...
      他老结巴，这叫她难以忍受。
   2. I feel that she would try the patience of a saint.
      我觉得圣人都能被她逼疯。

1. He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice
   他说重建任务将需要付出极大的耐心、艰辛和牺牲。
2. I've had enough — there are limits even for the patience of a saint!
   我已经受够了——即使是圣人忍耐也是有限的！
3. The task requires extraordinary patience and endurance
   那项任务需要非凡的耐心和毅力。
4. He had little patience for fuzzy ideas.
   他没什么耐心听那些糊里糊涂的想法。
5. Given patience, successful breeding of this species can be achieved.
   只要有耐心，是能成功培育出这一品种的。
6. You'll have little patience with the hypocrisy and double standards you encounter.
   你将会无法忍受所遭遇的伪善和双重标准。
7. His energy was unbounded and his patience inexhaustible.
   他有无穷的精力和无限的耐心。
8. I shall try, with as much patience as is possible, to explain yet again
   我会尽可能耐心地试着再解释一遍。
9. He doesn't have the patience to wait
   他没有耐心等待。
10. It was exacting work and required all his patience.
    工作很艰巨，需要他有极大的耐心。
11. He would often sit and play patience.
    他常常坐着玩单人纸牌游戏。
12. He tended to stutter, which tried her patience
    他老结巴，这叫她难以忍受。
13. I feel that she would try the patience of a saint.
    我觉得圣人都能被她逼疯。
14. Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence
    只有不断练习，有耐心有毅力，才能学会一门技艺。
15. He has little patience for sloppy work from colleagues
    他对同事们草草敷衍的工作鲜有耐心。
16. Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith
    非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。
17. We must have the patience to continue to work until we will find a peaceful solution
    我们一定要耐下心来继续努力，直到找出和平的解决方案为止。
18. Parliament has not yet begun to combat the deepening economic crisis, and public patience is wearing thin.
    议会还没有着手应对日益严重的经济危机，公众日渐失去了耐心。
19. Her tone implied that her patience was limited.
    她的口气暗示她的耐心是有限的。
20. We would like to thank them for their patience and understanding.
    我们要感谢他们的耐心和理解。
21. His virtue is patience
    耐心是他的美德。
22. Her husband was sympathetic at first but his patience soon wore thin.
    一开始她丈夫还抱以同情，可不久就失去耐心了。
23. His stubborn resistance to anything new eventually wore out the patience of his superiors
    他始终不愿接受任何新事物，最终让上司失去了耐心。
24. The old granny talked endlessly, but we listened to her with great patience.
    老奶奶叨絮不休，不过我们还是耐心地听着。
25. Our patience has been taxed to the limit.
    我们忍耐到了极点。
26. Patience is a requirement in teaching.
    耐心是教学必备的条件。
27. He showed the greatest [ the utmost] patience.
    他表现出最大的耐心。
28. I haven't the patience to hear your complaints again.
    我没耐性再听你的抱怨。
29. We must have patience in doing arduous work.
    我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
30. It takes patience to educate children.
    教育儿童须要耐心。

  patience endurance【导航词义：忍耐力】

  patience n. 耐心，忍耐（力）

〔辨析〕指能长时间等待或做某事而不急躁的能力；也指面对麻烦或令人讨厌的行为时不抱怨、不生气的品质。

  endurance n. （忍）耐力

〔辨析〕指长时间忍受艰辛或痛苦的能力。

n.

the patience of Job

• 极其耐心；心平气和
  the fact of being extremely patient and not complaining
  1. 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。

try sb's patience

• 使忍无可忍；使不耐烦
  to make sb feel impatient

noun

1. a card game played by one person

   Synonym:    solitaire

2. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

   Synonym:    forbearancelonganimity