chronically

英 ['krɒnɪkli]

美

adv. 慢性地

BNC.15053 / COCA.12807

柯林斯词典

ADJ (疾病、残疾)慢性的，长期的
Achronicillness or disability lasts for a very long time.
1. ...chronic back pain.
  慢性背痛
ADJ 难以根除的;积习难改的
You can describe someone's bad habits or behaviour aschronicwhen they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves.
1. 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。
2. ...a chronic worrier.
  总是忧心忡忡的人
ADJ (局势或问题)严重的，顽固的
Achronicsituation or problem is very severe and unpleasant.
1. 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。
2. 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。

adv

Illnesses result in hospitalizations and deaths mainly among high-risk groups ( the very young, elderly or chronically ill).
疾病造成住院和死亡，主要是在高危人群中（婴幼儿、老年人或慢性病患者）。
I'm chronically busy, and traveling with young children is always difficult.
我长期繁忙，并且与孩子一起旅行总是很麻烦的。
But many are just chronically unemployed.
但很多人就是长期失业。
People are chronically malnourished and as many as 1m are believed to have died during famine in the 1990s.
朝鲜民众常年营养不良，据信，在上世纪90年代的饥荒期间，有多达100万民众饿死。
Being chronically angry, frustrated, or apprehensive can deplete your physical resources.
长期生气、沮丧或惴惴不安都会耗尽人体资源。
So how do you know if you are chronically dehydrated?
因此，你怎么知道如果你是长期脱水？
It is required by law to shut down banks which it regards as chronically short of capital
法律规定资金长期短缺的银行必须关闭。
In some countries, such as China, people who are chronically infected face discrimination.
在中国等某些国家，患有慢性肝炎的病人遇有歧视。
Mess isn't a serious problem, but being chronically short-tempered is a very serious problem.
一团糟不是大问题，但是长期暴脾气是一个很大的问题。
Many factories were chronically overmanned.
很多工厂长期人浮于事。