chronic
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare . 慢性的; 长期的
...chronic back pain. …长期背痛。
2. chronicallyADV 慢性地; 长期地[ADV adj/-ed]
Most of them were chronically ill. 他们中大部分人都有慢性病。
3. ADJ 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. 积习难改的[ADJ n]
...a chronic worrier. …一个老是发愁的人。
4. ADJ A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant. 严重的
One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty. 那位艺术家自杀的原因之一好像是极度贫困。
5. chronicallyADV 严重地[ADV adj/-ed]
Research and technology are said to be chronically underfunded. 据说研究和技术资金严重不足。
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chronic /ˈkrɒnɪk/
剑桥词典
- She suffers from chronic pain in her knees .
- I have a chronic bowel disease .
- There is a chronic shortage of nursing staff .
chronic adjective (LONG-LASTING)
(especially of a disease or something bad ) continuing for a long time(尤指疾病或不好的事物)慢性的,长期的
chronic diseases /conditions 慢性病
chronic arthritis /pain 慢性关节炎/长期的疼痛
a chronic invalid 长期病号
There is a chronic shortage of teachers . 教师长期短缺。
例句
chronic adjective (BAD)
UK informalvery bad
很糟的,很不好的
The acting was chronic. 表演很糟糕。 返回 chronic