今天我们要学的词是chronic。Chronic, 长期的,慢性的。在美国, "Some 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep problems," 大约有四千万美国人睡眠长期有问题。很多美国人都患有糖尿病、高血脂、高血压这类慢性病,美国疾病控制预防中心说, "Almost half of all adult Americans have a chronic health condition," 美国成人中,将近一半都患有至少一种慢性病。有统计数字显示, "Utah's chronic homeless population has decreased by 42 % in the past year," 犹他州在过去一年里,长期无家可归的人口数量减少了42%。好的,今天我们学习的词是chronic...
adj. 长期的,慢性的,惯常的