(接受治疗的)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. 这家医院医生不够，病人太多。treat kidney～s 治疗肾脏病人;make notes of one's～'s pulse and temperature记下病人的脉搏和体温;She's been my～for many years. 多年来她一直请我看病。