chronic

adjective

/ˈkrɒnɪk/

/ˈkrɑːnɪk/

(of a disease疾病) lasting for a long time; difficult to cure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
opposite acuteTopics Illnessc1
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
(of a problem问题) lasting a long time; difficult to solve持续很长时间的；难以解决
- 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
(British English, informal) very bad糟透的；拙劣的
- The film was just chronic.这部电影简直糟透了。

词源late Middle English: from French chronique, via Latin from Greek khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’.

词汇	chronic
释义	chronic adjective /ˈkrɒnɪk/ /ˈkrɑːnɪk/ (of a disease疾病) lasting for a long time; difficult to cure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 opposite acuteTopics Illnessc1 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 (of a problem问题) lasting a long time; difficult to solve持续很长时间的；难以解决 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 (British English, informal) very bad糟透的；拙劣的 The film was just chronic.这部电影简直糟透了。词源late Middle English: from French chronique, via Latin from Greek khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’.
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