patient ♦︎ case ♦︎ victim ♦︎ sufferer ♦︎ the sick ♦︎ invalid ♦︎ the dyingThese are all words for people who are not well and need medical help.这些词均表示病人、患者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a / the long-term patient / victim / sufferer / sick◆a chronic patient / case / sufferer / invalid◆a / an cancer / AIDS patient / case / victim / sufferer◆an asthma patient / sufferer◆a stroke patient / victim◆to care for a patient / a sufferer / the sick / an invalid / the dying◆to treat a patient / a case / a victim / a sufferer / the sick■patient [countable] a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital; a person who receives treatment from a particular doctor or dentist接受治疗者;(医院中或某个医生的)病人◆He made friends with another patient on the ward.他和病房里的另一位病人成了朋友。◆She's one of Dr Shaw's patients.她是肖医生的病人之一。■case [countable] the fact of sb having a disease or injury; a person suffering from a disease or injury病例;病案;病人;伤员◆Over 500 000 cases of cholera were reported in 1991.1991年共报告霍乱病例50多万起。◆The most serious cases were treated at the scene of the accident.受伤最重的人在事故现场得到了救治。■victim[countable] a person who is suffering from a disease or medical condition罹病者;患者◆AIDS victims are prone to pick up infections.艾滋病患者易受感染。■sufferer [countable] a person who is suffering from a disease or medical condition罹病者;患者◆Local services provide residential care for dementia sufferers.地方服务机构为痴呆患者提供食宿。◆She received many letters of support from fellow sufferers.她收到了许多病友寄来的鼓励信。 see also suffer from sth ⇨ suffer from sthNOTE辨析 Victim or sufferer?Both these words are usually used after another noun for the name of a disease, and in many cases you can use either word.这两个词通常用于表示疾病的名词后,在许多情况下可以通用◆cancer / AIDS / leukaemia victims / sufferers癌症/艾滋病/白血病患者Victim is more frequent in these cases and can make the disease sound worse, but sufferer is used with a wider range of medical conditions, especially long-term conditions.在这些情况下victim较常用,且显得病情较严重。但与sufferer搭配表示病症的词范围更广,尤与表示长期病症的词连用◆dementia / asthma / arthritis / sclerosis sufferers痴呆/哮喘病/关节炎/硬化症患者A victim can also be sb who has been hurt as the result of a crime or accident. * victim还指犯罪行为或事故的受害者。 see also victim ⇨ victim1■the sick [plural] people who are seriously ill患重病的人◆He healed the sick and comforted the broken-hearted.他治愈患病之躯,抚慰受伤之心。 see also sick ⇨ sick1■invalid ˈɪnvəlɪd, ˈɪnvəliːd [countable] a person who needs other people to take care of them, because of illness that they have had for a long time病弱者;久病衰弱者◆She had been a delicate child and her parents had treated her as an invalid.她儿时身体虚弱,父母把她当病人照料。■the dying [plural] people who are dying垂死者;临终者◆Volunteer nurses were tending to the sick and the dying.护士志愿者正在照顾重危病人和临终病人。