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| /ˈkrɒnɪk/ |
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| 1 | a chronic illness or pain is serious and lasts for a long time . A serious illness or pain that lasts only for a short time is described as acute （疾病）慢性的；（疼痛）长期的 |
| chronic back pain 长期的背部疼痛 |
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| 2 | a chronic problem is always happening or returning and is very difficult to solve （问题）一直有的，反复出现的 |
| a chronic shortage of food/ money/ resources/ 食物/金钱/资源的长期匮乏 |
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| 3 | usually before noun doing something again and again , especially something harmful that you are unable or unwilling to stop doing 习惯性的；（尤指坏习惯）积习难改的 |
| a chronic liar/ smoker/ workaholic/ 习惯性的撒谎者/烟瘾很大的人/习惯性工作狂 |
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| 4 | BRITISH informal very bad 很糟糕的 |
| The film was pretty chronic, but we had a good laugh. 电影很糟糕，但我们却笑得很开心。 |
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