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1. She''s developed a chronic cough.
她的咳嗽已成了一种慢性病。
2. The economy flourishes despite a fairly high rate of chronic unemployment.
尽管失业率居高不下，经济仍在蓬勃发展。
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
1. (疾病、残疾)慢性的，长期的
A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time.
e.g. ...chronic back pain.
慢性背痛
2. 难以根除的;积习难改的
You can describe someone''s bad habits or behaviour as chronic when they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves.
e.g. 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。
e.g. ...a chronic worrier.
总是忧心忡忡的人
3. (局势或问题)严重的，顽固的
A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
adj
1. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
e.g. chronic indigestion
a chronic shortage of funds
a chronic invalid
2. habitual
e.g. a chronic smoker
Synonym: inveterate
3. of long duration
e.g. chronic money problems
Synonym: continuing