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chronic adj.长期的；慢性的；惯常的 (1) 在美国存在长期失业问题。(2) 我们终于打赢了这场长期战争。(3) 我的哥哥患有慢性支气管炎。(4) 你过去有没有慢性病?(5) 因经常迟到学校将我们的名字公布在公告栏上。 The word chronic is used to describe things that occur over a long period of time and, in fact, comes from the Greek word for time, khronos. If you have chronic asthma, it is a recurring health issue for you. No one likes a chronic liar! A problem that cannot be solved can also be called chronic - think of the chronic food shortages in certain parts of the world.

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英 ['krɒnɪk] 美 ['krɑːnɪk] (1) There is a chronic unemployment problem in America.(2) We finally won in this chronic war.(3) My brother has chronic bronchitis.(4) Have you got any chronic diseases in the past?(5) The school put us on notice for chronic lateness. If you smoke a cigarette once, you've simply made a bad choice. But if you're a chronic smoker, you've been smoking for a long time and will have a hard time stopping. 1[ADJ 形容词](疾病、残疾)慢性的，长期的 A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time.   [usu ADJ n]...chronic back pain.慢性背痛chronicallyMost of them were chronically ill.他们多数人患有慢性病。2[ADJ 形容词]难以根除的；积习难改的 You can describe someone's bad habits or behaviour as chronic when they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves.   [ADJ n]Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker.不相信抽烟能上瘾的人肯定不是老烟民。...a chronic worrier.总是忧心忡忡的人3[ADJ 形容词](局势或问题)严重的，顽固的 A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant.   [usu ADJ n]One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty...那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district.这个治安辖区严重缺乏巡逻车辆。chronicallyResearch and technology are said to be chronically underfunded.据说为研究和技术方面提供的经费严重不足。

英语单词	chronic
英美音标	英 ['krɒnɪk] 美 ['krɑːnɪk]
中文释义	adj.长期的；慢性的；惯常的
英语例句	(1) There is a chronic unemployment problem in America. (2) We finally won in this chronic war. (3) My brother has chronic bronchitis. (4) Have you got any chronic diseases in the past? (5) The school put us on notice for chronic lateness.
中文例句	(1) 在美国存在长期失业问题。 (2) 我们终于打赢了这场长期战争。 (3) 我的哥哥患有慢性支气管炎。 (4) 你过去有没有慢性病? (5) 因经常迟到学校将我们的名字公布在公告栏上。
vocabulary简明	If you smoke a cigarette once, you've simply made a bad choice. But if you're a chronic smoker, you've been smoking for a long time and will have a hard time stopping.
vocabulary扩展	The word chronic is used to describe things that occur over a long period of time and, in fact, comes from the Greek word for time, khronos. If you have chronic asthma, it is a recurring health issue for you. No one likes a chronic liar! A problem that cannot be solved can also be called chronic - think of the chronic food shortages in certain parts of the world.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词](疾病、残疾)慢性的，长期的 A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. [usu ADJ n] ...chronic back pain. 慢性背痛 chronically Most of them were chronically ill. 他们多数人患有慢性病。 2 [ADJ 形容词]难以根除的；积习难改的 You can describe someone's bad habits or behaviour as chronic when they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves. [ADJ n] Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker. 不相信抽烟能上瘾的人肯定不是老烟民。 ...a chronic worrier. 总是忧心忡忡的人 3 [ADJ 形容词](局势或问题)严重的，顽固的 A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant. [usu ADJ n] One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty... 那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。 There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district. 这个治安辖区严重缺乏巡逻车辆。 chronically Research and technology are said to be chronically underfunded. 据说为研究和技术方面提供的经费严重不足。

Chronic Long Time Problem Adj 形容词 N Bad