convalescent

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convalescent

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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con·va·les·cent /ˌkɒnvəˈlesənt◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable] MHRECOVER/GET BETTERsomeone who is spending time getting well after an illness 康复期病人 —convalescent adjective

Examples from the Corpus

convalescent• He felt drained, giddy, weak as a convalescent.• Age Concern believes that convalescent facilities must be available to all elderly patients who require them.

con·va·les·cent nounChineseSyllable

Corpus an getting well illness someone who time spending is after

convalescent
con‧va‧les‧cent /ˌkɒnvəˈlesənt◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/

noun [countable]
someone who is spending time getting well after an illness
—convalescent adjective

con·va·les·cent

BrE

/ˌkɒnvəˈlesnt/

NAmE

/ˌkɑːnvəˈlesnt/

adjective

connected with

; in the process of

康复期的；正在康复的；渐愈的

◆a convalescent home

(= a type of hospital where people go to get well after an illness)

康复医院

◆a convalescent child逐渐康复的小孩

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con·va·les·cent

noun

◆I treated him as a convalescent, not as a sick man. 我把他当作正在康复的人，而不是病人。