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chronic ☞chronicadj. [′krnɪk]
双解释义 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 基本要点 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。词汇搭配 ~+名词 ~ alcoholic〔invalid〕 酒鬼〔患慢性病者〕 ~ case 慢性病 ~ unemployment 长期失业句型例句 用作定语 ▲ ~+n. He had a chronic cough. 他患了慢性咳嗽。 He is a chronic alcoholic. 他是酗酒者,恶习不改。 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+~ Oh, that theater was chronic. 哦,那家戏院可糟透呢。 The book was absolutely chronic. 这本书糟透了。补充资料 [同义词] awful, dreadful, terrible [反义词] temporary [词源]拉丁语chronicus(时间的) |