adj.(形容词)

1. 长期的，长期患病的，长期存在的
2. 慢性的，难以治愈的
3. 习惯性的，惯常的，积习很深的
4. 连续不断的，不停的，经常的
5. 糟透的，拙劣的，恶劣的
6. 剧烈的

n.(名词)

1. 慢性病人，慢性病患者

adj.(形容词)

1. 慢性的 (of a disease) continual; lasting a long time
2. [A]长期患病的 suffering from a disease over a long period
3. 糟透的 very bad

Adjective:

1. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering;

   "chronic indigestion"
   "a chronic shortage of funds"
   "a chronic invalid"
   

2. of long duration;

   "chronic money problems"
   

3. habitual;

   "a chronic smoker"
   

1.(疾病、残疾)慢性的，长期的
Achronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time.

e.g. ...chronic back pain.
慢性背痛

chronically
Most of them were chronically ill.
他们多数人患有慢性病。

2.难以根除的;积习难改的
You can describe someone's bad habits or behaviour aschronic when they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves.

chronic

e.g. Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been achronic smoker.
不相信抽烟能上瘾的人肯定不是老烟民。
e.g. ...achronic worrier.
总是忧心忡忡的人

3.(局势或问题)严重的，顽固的
Achronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant.

chronic什么意思

e.g. One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have beenchronic poverty...
那位艺术家自杀的一个原因似乎是极端贫困。
e.g. There is achronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district.
这个治安辖区严重缺乏巡逻车辆。

chronically
Research and technology are said to be chronically underfunded.
据说为研究和技术方面提供的经费严重不足。

1. chronic

1. 慢性的：它可以是慢性的(chronic)、复发的(relapsing)或者缓解的(remitting). 它可以恶化(worsen)或者逐步改善(become better或者convalesce). ...

2. 慢性病：acute 急症 |chronic 慢性病 | congenital 先天性病

3. 长期的,慢性的：choke 阻塞;闷死 |chronic 长期的,慢性的 | circumstance (复)情况

There is a chronic unemployment problem in America.

在美国存在长期失业问题。

We finally won in this chronic war.

我们终于打赢了这场长期战争。

My brother has chronic bronchitis.

我的哥哥患有慢性支气管炎。

Have you got any chronic diseases in the past?

你过去有没有慢性病?

The school put us on notice for chronic lateness.

因经常迟到学校将我们的名字公布在公告栏上。

a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas

农村地区住房的长期匮乏

a chronic alcoholic'/depressive

慢性酒精中毒者；长期抑郁症患者

The film was just chronic.

这部电影简直糟透了。

a hospital for the chronically ill

慢性病医院

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

...chronic back pain.

慢性背痛

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。

...a chronic worrier.

总是忧心忡忡的人

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。

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。

Therefore, patients with chronic prostatitis often eat some of the apple is a very good diet.

故慢性前列腺炎的患者经常食用一些苹果是一种非常有益的饮食疗法.

Objective : To observe the effect of Bitnal treating chronic Ulcerative colitis by orally and vetention enema.

目的: 观察比特诺尔胶囊灌肠及口服治疗溃疡性结肠炎的疗效.

Allergic rhinitis is a kind of chronic rhinitis with the characteristic of being not seasonal.

过敏性鼻炎是一种常年发病、无季节性的慢性鼻粘膜炎症疾病.

chronic venous insufficiency ( CVI ) is a common disease in vascular surgery, and the incidence rate is high.

下肢慢性静脉功能不全是血管外科的常见疾病, 发病率高,其病因及发病机制尚未完全阐明.

Objective To observe the clinical curative effects of intravenous nutritional support therapy for chronic pulmonary disease.

目的观察静脉营养支持疗法治疗慢性肺源性心脏病的临床疗效.

chronic nonspecific ulcerative colitis is a disease with exacerbations and remissions.

慢性非特异性溃疡性结肠炎这种病可以恶化亦可缓解.

Objective To study the mechanism of required growth hormone resistance in patients with chronic congestive failure ( CHF ).

目的探讨慢性充血性心力衰竭患者产生“获得性生长激素抵抗”的机制.

Objective Discussion the methods microwave treatment chronic hypertrophic rhinitis, and to observe the effects.

目的探讨微波治疗慢性肥厚性鼻炎的方法, 并观察其疗效.

Objective To discuss the main and signs of chronic aristolochine nephropathy ( CAN ) .

目的探讨慢性马兜铃酸 肾病 的主要中医证候.

Histologically, the skin SLE may demonstrate a vasculitis and dermal chronic inflammatory infiltrates, as seen here.

病理学上, SLE患者皮肤可表现为脉管炎和真皮慢性炎性浸润, 如图所示.

They think his mother's illness is acute rather than chronic.

他们认为他母亲的病是急性的,不是慢性的.

用作定语～+ n.

1. He had a chronic cough.
   他患了慢性咳嗽。
2. He is a chronic alcoholic.
   他是酗酒者,恶习不改。
3. A chronic shortage of hard currency has limited that country's imports for three decades.
   由于长期缺乏强势货币,30年来那个国家的进口一直受到了限制。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Oh, that theater was chronic.
   哦,那家戏院可糟透呢。
2. The book was absolutely chronic.
   这本书糟透了。

～+名词

• chronic%20alcoholic%E3%80%94invalid%E3%80%95">chronic alcoholic〔invalid〕酒鬼〔患慢性病者〕
• chronic%20case">chronic case慢性病
• chronic%20unemployment">chronic unemployment长期失业

• A state of chronic revolution and civil war.

  出自：J. S. Mill

• There was a chronic inaccuracy in him which vexed his father's soul.

  出自：J. Buchan

adj.(形容词)

1. chronic作“长期的,慢性的”解时,常用来修饰疾病或其他不好的事物。chronic还可作“长期患病的”解,常用作定语。

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的chronicus，意为时间的。