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

• He presented his welfare reforms as salvation not punishment for the chronically unemployed.
  他又列出他的福利政策改革是对长期失业者的一次拯救而不是惩罚。
• Chronically high levels of insulin raise the risk of heart disease and exacerbate the effect of diabetes.
  长期的高胰岛素水平会提高患心脏病的危险并加剧糖尿病的病情。
• 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。
• In some countries, such as China, people who are chronically infected face discrimination.
  在中国等某些国家，患有慢性肝炎的病人遇有歧视。
• They found that T cells from patients who were chronically infected were triggered to'commit suicide '.
  他们发现，慢性感染者体内的T细胞被HBV触发而自杀。
• 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。
• We will also improve primary health care and strengthen services for the chronically ill.
  同时，要改善基层健康服务，加强对长期病患者的照顾。
• One reason is that the valuations of Dutch companies have been chronically depressed.
  一个原因是，长期以来，荷兰企业的价值一直被低估。
• 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。
• He was chronically addicted to gambling.
  他是个积重难返的老赌棍。