There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district.这个警区长期存在着巡逻车短缺的问题。

One cause of the artist's suicide seems to have been chronic poverty.这位艺术家自杀的原因之一似乎是长期贫困。

In spite of chronic ill health, she wrote ten books.虽然一直受到慢性病的困扰, 她仍写了十本书。

chronic back pain慢性背痛

Anyone who does not believe that smoking is an addiction has never been a chronic smoker.凡不相信抽烟是一种瘾症的人都不是老烟民。

the chronic state of sport in school不容乐观的学校体育运动状况

He left her in a chronic condition.他走了, 留下身陷困境的她。