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inveterate

英 [ɪnˈvetərət]

美 [ɪnˈvetərət]

adj.  积习难改的; 有…瘾的; 长期形成的; 根深蒂固的

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BNC.21865 / COCA.24646

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 积习难改的;有…瘾的
      always doing sth or enjoying sth, and unlikely to stop
      1. an inveterate liar
        积习难改的说谎者
    • 长期形成的;根深蒂固的
      done or felt for a long time and unlikely to change
      1. inveterate hostility
        根深蒂固的敌意

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ 积习不改的;上瘾的;根深蒂固的
      If you describe someone as, for example, aninveterateliar or smoker, you mean that they have lied or smoked for a long time and are not likely to stop doing it.
      1. ...an inveterate gambler.
        嗜赌成性的赌徒
      2. ...the inveterate laziness of these boys.
        这些男孩子懒惰成性

    英英释义

    adj

    • habitual
      1. a chronic smoker
      Synonym:chronic

    adv

    • in a habitual and longstanding manner
      1. smoking chronically
      Synonym:chronically

    双语例句

    • These enlightened thinkers demote and animadvert on the Chinese nationality usually from their own benefit, but they indeed open out the inveterate habit and shortcoming of Chinese.
      虽然,这些启蒙思想家大多出于自身的需要对中国国民性进行无情地贬斥和批判,但是在很大程度上却揭示了中国国民的痼习和缺点,其思想发人深思。
    • The persistent and unilateral action taken by the White House to slap 'sanctions' against the DPRK patently proves that it is still not away from inveterate repugnancy and hostility towards the DPRK, it said on Sunday.
      美国白宫为‘制裁’朝鲜所持续采取的单方面行动,显然证明美国仍然没有消除对朝鲜根深蒂固的憎恶和敌意。
    • I am sometimes accused of being an inveterate poseur.
      有时有人说我惯于装模作样。
    • Simon was an inveterate fisherman, well known for exaggerating the size of "the one that got away".
      西蒙是个老练的渔夫。人们都熟知他爱吹嘘“跑掉的那条”鱼的尺寸。
    • If we remain inveterate smokers, I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
      如果我们烟瘾大,戒不掉,戒烟者通常具有的所有症状我都占全了:脾气暴躁,食欲旺盛。
    • Be always full of zest and happiness will become an inveterate habit.
      想要更加快乐,就把你的快乐与人分享。
    • And I am convinced, too, that I should become an inveterate window shopper, for it must be a delight to the eye to view the myriad articles of beauty on display.
      我也相信,我也会成为一个有瘾的橱窗浏览者,因为看那陈列的无数美好的商品一定是赏心悦目之事。
    • The inveterate spending habits of rich American households are financed by the thrift of poor Chinese peasants.
      美国富裕家庭根深蒂固的消费习惯,是靠中国穷苦农民的节俭来资助的。
    • Being an inveterate stickler for the rules, I tried to point out to the accommodating cop that what we were doing was against the law.
      作为一名积习难改的守法者,我试着向那位好心通融的警察指出,我们这样做是违法的。
    • I happen to be an admirer of the archiving impulse and an inveterate archivist at the household level.
      我是一个崇拜者存档冲动和一个积习已档案保管员在家庭一级。