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convalescent + noun
convalescent 作形容词时通常放在名词前，常见搭配有 convalescent home（疗养院）、convalescent ward（康复病房）等。
She moved to a convalescent home after the operation.
她手术后搬进了一家疗养院。
恢复中的病人；正在康复的人
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恢复中的病人；正在康复的人
a person recovering from illness
She moved to a convalescent home after the operation.
她手术后搬进了一家疗养院。
康复中的病人。
A person recovering from illness.
The hospital ward was bright and quiet, which helped the convalescents rest and regain strength.
医院的病房明亮安静，这有助于康复中的病人休息并恢复体力。
As a convalescent, she spent most of the day reading in the garden.
作为一名康复中的病人，她一天大部分时间都在花园里读书。
The doctor advised the convalescent to take short walks every morning.
医生建议这位康复中的病人每天早上散一会儿步。
convalescent 作形容词时通常放在名词前，常见搭配有 convalescent home（疗养院）、convalescent ward（康复病房）等。
She moved to a convalescent home after the operation.
她手术后搬进了一家疗养院。
be convalescent 是系表结构，表示‘处于恢复期’这一状态。
He is still convalescent and cannot return to work.
他仍在康复期，不能回去工作。
convalescent 也可作名词，指‘恢复中的病人’，其复数形式为 convalescents。
She is a convalescent and needs plenty of rest.
她是一名康复中的病人，需要大量休息。
Not this
He is in convalescent after the operation.
Use this
He is convalescent after the operation.
convalescent 是形容词，不能放在介词 in 后表示“恢复期”；应去掉 in，直接用 be + convalescent 作表语。
Not this
He convalescent at home.
Use this
He is convalescent at home.
convalescent 是形容词而非动词，不能单独作谓语；作表语时必须加系动词 be，因此 He 后要补上 is。
Not this
There are two convalescent in the ward.
Use this
There are two convalescents in the ward.
作名词时 convalescent 是可数名词，表示“康复中的病人”；指两个病人要用复数形式 convalescents，不能把形容词形式 convalescent 当作名词复数使用。
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疗养院；康复院
After her surgery, grandma spent a month in a convalescent home.
手术后，奶奶在疗养院住了一个月。
恢复期；康复期
Light exercise is recommended during the convalescent period.
恢复期建议进行轻度锻炼。
康复护理；恢复期护理
The hospital provides excellent convalescent care for stroke patients.
这家医院为中风患者提供优质的康复护理。
康复病房
Nurses moved him to the convalescent ward after the operation.
手术后护士把他转到康复病房。
康复中的病友
He exchanged stories with a fellow convalescent in the garden.
他在花园里和一位康复中的病友交流经历。
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后缀 -escent 表示“逐渐变得”，如 adolescent（青少年）；convalescent 就是“逐渐恢复健康的人”，想象病人在一天天好转。
语域：formal 常见场景：医院或康复机构、正式书面描述 该词通常用于医疗、护理或比较正式的书面语境，日常口语中更常说 recovering；作名词指正在康复的人，作形容词指处于康复期的。
名词复数形式为 convalescents。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.