英语单词 | chronic |
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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]
chronically
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]
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]
chronically
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