chronically

英 ['krɒnɪkli]

美

adv.  慢性地

BNC.15053 / COCA.12807

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (疾病、残疾)慢性的，长期的
  Achronicillness or disability lasts for a very long time.
  1. ...chronic back pain.
     慢性背痛
• ADJ 难以根除的;积习难改的
  You can describe someone's bad habits or behaviour aschronicwhen they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves.
  1. Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker.
     不相信抽烟能上瘾的人肯定不是老烟民。
  2. ...a chronic worrier.
     总是忧心忡忡的人
• ADJ (局势或问题)严重的，顽固的
  Achronicsituation or problem is very severe and unpleasant.
  1. One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty...
     那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。
  2. There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district.
     这个治安辖区严重缺乏巡逻车辆。

英英释义

adv

• in a slowly developing and long lasting manner
  1. chronically ill persons
• in a habitual and longstanding manner
  1. smoking chronically
  Synonym:inveterate

双语例句

• It is required by law to shut down banks which it regards as chronically short of capital
  法律规定资金长期短缺的银行必须关闭。
• Being chronically angry, frustrated, or apprehensive can deplete your physical resources.
  长期生气、沮丧或惴惴不安都会耗尽人体资源。
• Most insomniacs, he says, suffer chronically abnormal sleep and would need long-term treatment.
  他说：大部分的失眠患者饱受慢性异常睡眠的痛苦，他们将需要长期治疗。
• I'm chronically busy, and traveling with young children is always difficult.
  我长期繁忙，并且与孩子一起旅行总是很麻烦的。
• When we grow up thinking no one really likes us, we turn into chronically shy, unconfident adults.
  当我们在成长期总认为没有人真正喜欢我们，慢慢长大变成害羞又没自信的人了。
• In these regions, 8% to10% of the adult population are chronically infected.
  在这些地区，8-10%的成年人会转为慢性感染。
• But many are just chronically unemployed.
  但很多人就是长期失业。
• Mess isn't a serious problem, but being chronically short-tempered is a very serious problem.
  一团糟不是大问题，但是长期暴脾气是一个很大的问题。
• Illnesses result in hospitalizations and deaths mainly among high-risk groups ( the very young, elderly or chronically ill).
  疾病造成住院和死亡，主要是在高危人群中（婴幼儿、老年人或慢性病患者）。
• He was chronically addicted to gambling.
  他是个积重难返的老赌棍。