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chronic
US /ˈkrɑnɪk/
・UK /'krɒnɪk/
B1
adj.AdjectiveAlways or often doing something, e.g. lying
He suffers from chronic headaches which are triggered by caffeine
adj.Adjective(Of disease) over a long time; serious
She had a chronic drinking problem
adj.Adjective(of a person) having a bad habit that is difficult to change.
He is a chronic liar; you can never believe what he says.
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An Antidote to Dissatisfaction
- A chronic dissatisfaction that makes you look outwards with envy
A chronic dissatisfaction that makes you look outwards with envy
- A chronic dissatisfaction that makes you look outwards with envy and inwards with disappointment.
A chronic dissatisfaction that makes you look outwards with envy and inwards with disappointment.
Why can’t prices just stay the same?
- And Japan is finally emerging from decades of chronic deflation,
And Japan is finally emerging from decades of chronic deflation,
- from decades of chronic deflation.
from decades of chronic deflation.
Smoking is Awesome
- Almost all smokers eventually get Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, so many of your alveoli are irreversibly destroyed that you are always short of breath, never able to breathe freely.
Almost all smokers eventually get Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, so many of your alveoli are irreversibly destroyed that you are always short of breath, never able to breathe freely.
How screens actually affect your sleep
- As a chronic screens-before-bed guy myself, I went into our conversation wanting to know if there was any way that we could keep using our phones at night without completely wrecking our sleep schedules.
As a chronic screens-before-bed guy myself, I went into our conversation wanting to know if there was any way that we could keep using our phones at night without completely wrecking our sleep schedules.
- As a chronic screen's before bed guy myself,
As a chronic screen's before bed guy myself,
Does COVID Mess With Your DNA?
- Even more interestingly, this group also noticed that their patients had some similar self-antibodies floating around to patients with MECFS – what you might know as chronic fatigue syndrome.
Even more interestingly, this group also noticed that their patients had some similar self-antibodies floating around to patients with MECFS – what you might know as chronic fatigue syndrome.
- I don't want to get too excited about such a small study, but the evidence for a link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome is piling up everywhere you look.
I don't want to get too excited about such a small study, but the evidence for a link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome is piling up everywhere you look.
Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
- A number of these agricultural improvements came from the Dutch, who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered that planting different kinds of crops, like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used to feed livestock at the same time, meant that more fields could be used at once.
A number of these agricultural improvements came from the Dutch, who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered that planting different kinds of crops, like clover that added nitrogen to the soil and could be used to feed livestock at the same time, meant that more fields could be used at once.
- who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered
who had chronic problems feeding themselves and discovered
Watch Jim Lehrer Moderate First Full Presidential Debate
- You'll see chronic unemployment. We've had 43 straight months with unemployment above
You'll see chronic unemployment. We've had 43 straight months with unemployment above
What The Heck Is Gluten?
- choice for the average person. On the other hand, those with the chronic digestive disorder
choice for the average person. On the other hand, those with the chronic digestive disorder
- choice for the average person. On the other hand, those with the chronic digestive disorder
choice for the average person. On the other hand, those with the chronic digestive disorder
What to do if your inner voice is cruel | Ethan Kross
- like cardiovascular disease, chronic inflammation, and even cancer.
like cardiovascular disease, chronic inflammation, and even cancer.
Why Citibank Branches Are Closing Around The World
- It's a chronic laggard in profitability.
It's a chronic laggard in profitability.