Though the doctors did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.
尽管医生竭力医治，但病人恢复缓慢。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 29 Funny or not
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的;
n. 患者;病人;病号;
💡 pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡觉的药
近义：sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive
反义：anxious, exasperated, annoyed
n. 恢复，复原;重获;痊愈;矫正;
💡 recover痊愈+y名词后缀 → 恢复，痊愈
"His injuries have returned as there was insufficient recovery time between matches."
由于比赛间隔时间太短,缺乏足够的恢复时间,他的伤又复发了.
近义：improvement, pickup, progress, reappearance, rebirth, recuperation
反义：impairment, loss, staleness, worsening, damage, decline
conj. 虽然，尽管;即使;纵然;
adv. 可是，但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少，却是最出色的老师。
近义：however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地;
n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反义：badder, baddest, worse
adj. 慢的;迟钝的;温和的;慢于…的;
adv. 慢慢地;缓慢地;
vt.& vi. （使）缓行，（使）减速;
vi. 变慢;变萧条;
vt. 放慢;阻碍;
💡 速度(s)低(low)即 慢
"an agonizingly slow process"
极其缓慢的过程
近义：brake, decelerate, lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky
反义：speed, hasten, quick, rapid, smart, spanking