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单词
chronic poverty
释义
Example sentences
chronic poverty
If exposed to traumas such as domestic violence or
chronic
poverty
, the already vulnerable child will be further disadvantaged.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2008
)
Little overseas aid makes it this far despite
chronic
poverty
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
Women and children usually bear the brunt of
chronic
poverty
- in circumstances that defy belief.
The Sun
(
2008
)
See
dire poverty
Definition of 'chronic'
chronic
(
kr
ɒ
nɪk
)
Explore 'chronic' in the dictionary
adjective
[
usually
ADJECTIVE
noun
]
A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant.
chronically
adverb
[
ADVERB
adjective/-ed
]
COBUILD Collocations
chronic poverty
abject poverty
address poverty
child poverty
chronic poverty
combat poverty
dire poverty
end poverty
escape poverty
extreme poverty
fight poverty
flee poverty
global poverty
grinding poverty
plead poverty
reduce poverty
relative poverty
tackle poverty
urban poverty
widespread poverty
随便看
to be in difficulty
to be in dire need of sth
to be in dire or desperate straits
to be in dire straits
to be in dispute
to be in doubt
to be in earnest
to be in ecstasy
to be in employment
to be inept at sth
to be in evidence
to be in existence
to be in favour of sth/doing sth
to be inferior to
to be in ferment
to be infested with
to be in first/second etc gear
to be influential in doing sth
to be in force
to be in for sth
to be in full swing
to be in/get into arrears (with rent)
to be in/get into debt
to be in/go into a trance
to be in good/bad humour
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