| 单词 | chronic |
| 例句 | chronic adjective 1.•a chronic illness:persistent, long-standing, long-term | incurable | Medicine immedicable. ANT acute. 2.•chronic economic problems:constant, continuing, ceaseless, unabating, unending, persistent, long-lasting | severe, serious, acute, grave, dire. ANT temporary. 3.•a chronic liar:inveterate, hardened, dyed-in-the-wool, incorrigible | compulsive | informal pathological. ANT occasional.USAGE chronic Chronic is often used to mean 'habitual, inveterate,' e.g., •a chronic liar. Some consider this use incorrect. The precise meaning of chronic is 'persisting for a long time,' and it is used chiefly of illnesses or other problems: •more than one million people in the United States have chronic bronchitis.Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. |
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