chronic
chronic 英 [ˈkrɒnɪk] 美 [ˈkrɑnɪk]
adj. 慢性的；长期的
chronic arthritis 慢性关节炎
the country's chronic unemployment problem 该国长期存在的失业问题
- 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.
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- adj. 慢性的；长期的
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1. chronic arthritis
慢性关节炎
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2. the country's chronic unemployment problem
该国长期存在的失业问题
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3. a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas
农村地区住房的长期匮乏
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4. a chronic alcoholic， a chronic depressive
慢性酒精中毒者；长期抑郁症患者
- chronic (adj.) early 15c., of diseases, "lasting a long time," from Middle French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos "of time, concerning time," from khronos "time" (see chrono-). Vague disapproving sense (from 17c.) is from association with diseases and later addictions. Literal sense "pertaining to time" is rare in English. As a popular slang catch-all word for "cannabis," popularized from 1992 by "The Chronic," an album released by rapper Dr. Dre; originally it described especially potent marijuana, on the notion of "extreme, severe." Related: Chronical; chronically.
chron·ic / ˈkrɒnɪk ; NAmE ˈkrɑːnɪk / adjective 1 (especially of a disease 尤指疾病 ) lasting for a long time; difficult to cure or get rid of 长期的；慢性的；难以治愈（或根除）的 ◆ chronic bronchitis/arthritis/asthma 慢性支气管炎╱关节炎╱哮喘 ◆ the country's chronic unemployment problem 该国长期存在的失业问题 ◆ a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas 农村地区住房的长期匮乏 OPP acute 2 having had a disease for a long time 长期患病的 ◆ a chronic alcoholic/depressive 慢性酒精中毒者；长期抑郁症患者 3 ( BrE) ( informal) very bad 糟透的；拙劣的 ◆ The film was just chronic. 这部电影简直糟透了。 ▶ chron·ic·al·ly / ˈkrɒnɪkli ; NAmE ˈkrɑːnɪkli / adverb ◆ a hospital for the chronically ill 慢性病医院 chron·ic / ˈkrɒnɪk ; NAmE ˈkrɑːnɪk / chron·ic·al·ly / ˈkrɒnɪkli ; NAmE ˈkrɑːnɪkli /
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