Tra từ patience - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

pa‧tience S3 /ˈpeɪʃəns/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑patience ≠ ↑impatience, ↑patient; adverb: ↑patiently ≠ ↑impatiently; adjective: ↑patient ≠ ↑impatient]
1. the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious OPP impatience:
I wouldn’t have the patience to sit sewing all day.
infinite/unlimited/endless patience
a good listener who has infinite patience
2. the ability to accept trouble and other people’s annoying behaviour without complaining or becoming angry:
You’ll need patience and understanding if you’re going to be a teacher.
have little/no patience with somebody
She has no patience with time-wasters.
lose/run out of patience (with somebody) (=stop being patient and get angry)
I’m beginning to lose patience with you people.
It will take time and patience to get these changes accepted.
Celia’s patience suddenly snapped and she told them to shut up.
the patience of Job/the patience of a saint (=very great patience when someone is annoying you)
Henry’s negative attitude is beginning to try my patience (=make me lose my patience).
3. (have) patience used to tell someone to wait calmly:
Patience, my dear. Some things take time.
4. British English a card game for one player SYN solitaire American English
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
verbs
▪ have the patience to do something He didn't have the patience to listen to another point of view.
▪ have little/no patience with somebody I'm afraid I have little patience with bureaucrats and their official rules.
▪ lose patience (with somebody) Eventually his family lost patience with him and his irresponsible behaviour.
▪ run out of patience (with somebody) She was wonderful with the children, and never ran out of patience.
▪ try/test/tax somebody's patience (=make it difficult for someone to continue to be patient) The guy at the desk was beginning to try my patience.
▪ exhaust somebody's patience (=make someone lose patience) He turned away from me, as if I had exhausted his patience.
▪ somebody's patience is wearing thin (=they are becoming angry) People's patience is wearing thin as the queues for visas get longer.
▪ somebody's patience snaps (=they suddenly show their anger) Celia's patience snapped when he dropped a second glass of wine on the carpet.
▪ somebody's patience is rewarded (=they get what they were hoping and waiting to get) After two hours, their patience was rewarded and they saw the bird.
adjectives
▪ great patience Painting by this method requires great patience.
▪ infinite/endless/unlimited patience She was lucky to have a maths teacher with infinite patience.
phrases
▪ the patience of Job/a saint (=very great patience) Those children would try the patience of a saint.

patiencehu

◎	['pei∫ns]
※	danh từ
	■	tính kiên nhẫn, tính nhẫn nại; sự bền chí, sự nhẫn nại, kiên trì
		☆	she has no patience with those who are always grumbling
			cô ta không thể kiên nhẫn được với những người lúc nào cũng cằn nhằn
		☆	Patience is a virtue
			kiên nhẫn là một đức tính tốt
	■	sự chịu đựng
		☆	to be out of patience
			không kiên nhẫn được nữa, không chịu đựng được nữa
	■	lối đánh bài paxiên (một người) (như) solitaire
	〆	the patience of Job
		✓	sự kiên nhẫn đáng kể