(接受治療的)病人 (person who is being treated by a doctor，esp in a hospital)[C]：The hospital had not enongh doctors and too many～s. 這家醫(yī)院醫(yī)生不夠，病人太多。treat kidney～s 治療腎臟病人;make notes of one's～'s pulse and temperature記下病人的脈搏和體溫;She's been my～for many years. 多年來(lái)她一直請(qǐng)我看病。