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单词 chronic
释义
chronic
adjective
uk
/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us
/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/

chronicadjective(LONG-LASTING)

C2
(especiallyof adiseaseor somethingbad)continuingfor alongtime:
（尤指疾病或不好的事物）慢性的，长期的
chronicdiseases/conditions慢性病
chronicarthritis/pain慢性关节炎／长期的疼痛
a chronicinvalid长期病号
There is a chronicshortageofteachers.教师长期短缺。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
painful
  • painfulHer ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
  • soreMy feet are sore from walking around all day.
  • tenderThe glands in my neck feel really tender.
  • sensitiveMy face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
  • excruciatingHis injury caused excruciating headaches.
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More examples
  • Shesuffersfrom chronicpainin herknees.
  • I have a chronicboweldisease.
  • There is a chronicshortageofnursingstaff.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Continuous & permanent
  • abiding
  • abidingly
  • ad infinitum
  • around-the-clock
  • be
  • here to stayidiom
  • immanence
  • immanent
  • imperishable
  • incessant
  • perennial
  • permanence
  • permanently
  • perpetuity
  • persevering
  • unrelieved
  • unrelievedly
  • unremitting
  • unremittingly
  • unwavering
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Disease & illness - general words

chronicadjective(BAD)

UKinformal
verybad:
很糟的，很不好的
Theactingwas chronic.表演很糟糕。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and severe
  • acutely
  • acuteness
  • catastrophic
  • critical
  • critically
  • dire
  • egregious
  • fatal
  • grave
  • heaviness
  • non-fatal
  • non-serious
  • seriously
  • severe
  • severely
  • stringent
  • terminal
  • terminally
  • toughness
  • utmost
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Related word

chronically
(Definition ofchronicfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

chronic| American Dictionary

chronic
adjective
us
/ˈkrɑn·ɪk/
(esp. of adiseaseor somethingbad)continuingfor alongtime:
Mr. George isresigningbecause of chronicheartdisease.
There is a chronicshortageofteachers.

chronically

adverbus
/ˈkrɑn·ɪk·li/
Thehospitalprovidescareto chronicallyillpatientsfor aslongas they need it.
(Definition ofchronicfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchronic

chronic
The work of the assistant nurse is usually that of attending the chronics, and the voluntary hospitals do not have chronics.
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The old chronics are always given to the assistant nurses, who have to be kind, patient and pleasant in all circumstances.
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I am convinced that only the real chronics, as it were, need fear the new legislation.
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I have known medical students, whom we call "chronics," who, after many years, have at last qualified—and some of them have proved to be very, good practitioners.
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Most of the patients were chronics.
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The impact of the symptom ofchronicfatigue from the subject's perspective is of significance.
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Furthermore, it has been suggested that inchronicschizophrenia progressively enhanced susceptibility to psychotic state and relapse occurs.
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Managingchronicback pain : impact of an interdisciplinary team approach.
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The possibility ofchronic, residual impairment from which a person never completely recovers is real.
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We suggest that studying a more parsimonious case definition - impairingchronicfatigue not due to a known cause - would represent a way forward.
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Dysregulated production of these cytokines has been associated with several autoimmune disorders andchronicinflammatory processes.
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Accumulating evidence shows that persistent changes in spinal astrocytes in differentchronicpain conditions often outlast microglial changes.
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An association betweenchronicnon-inflammatory visceral pain and microglial function, similar to that which links somatic pain and microglial activation, has not been demonstrated previously.
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Management ofchronicpain is a real challenge, and current treatments that focus on blocking neurotransmission in the pain pathway have resulted in limited success.
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A similar, though weaker, relationship was shown between volunteering andchronicphysical-health problems.
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