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inveterate 【inveterate】adj.习惯性的It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco.老烟鬼很难戒烟。

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[ɪn'vetərət] 
inveteratehabitual
If you're an inveterate doodler, all your notebooks are covered with drawings. If you're an inveterate golf player, you probably get twitchy if you haven't been out on a course in a week.
In Middle English inveterate was associated with chronic disease. Now it simply refers to something that is a signature habit with a person. Unless you're an inveterate gambler, drinker or smoker––in which case you're addicted and we're back to talking about being sick.
All forms of 'inveterate' will appear on average once every 2151 pages.inveterate

Front	inveterate
Pron	[ɪn'vetərət]
Back	【inveterate】 adj.习惯性的 It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. 老烟鬼很难戒烟。
Vocab	inveteratehabitual If you're an inveterate doodler, all your notebooks are covered with drawings. If you're an inveterate golf player, you probably get twitchy if you haven't been out on a course in a week. In Middle English inveterate was associated with chronic disease. Now it simply refers to something that is a signature habit with a person. Unless you're an inveterate gambler, drinker or smoker––in which case you're addicted and we're back to talking about being sick. All forms of 'inveterate' will appear on average once every 2151 pages. inveterate

Inveterate ɪn'vetərət Adj.习惯性的 Hard Smoker Give Tobacco 老烟鬼很难戒烟