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chronic

adjective
 
🔊/ˈkrɒnɪk/
🔊/ˈkrɑːnɪk/
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  1.  
    (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
  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.  
    (of a problem问题) lasting a long time; difficult to solve长期的；慢性的；难以治愈（或根除）的
    • 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
  4. (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。🔊🔊
    5. Word Originlate Middle English: from French chronique, via Latin from Greek khronikos ‘of time’, from khronos ‘time’.