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

• In that manner Hareton, who should now be the first gentleman in the neighbourhood, was reduced to a state of complete dependence on his father's inveterate enemy;
  于是，哈里顿原该是附近一带的第一流绅士，却落到完全靠他父亲的多年仇人来养活的地步。
• 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。
• They both enjoy gossip, are inveterate news hounds and love to involve themselves in all aspects of the production of the news.
  他们都喜欢八卦，有敏锐的新闻嗅觉，喜欢插手新闻产生流程的方方面面。
• Gamers have conceived any number of arguments to convince their parents to buy them a computer, but one of the more inveterate tactics is to claim that it will be used purely for educational purposes.
  “给我买台电脑吧，我保证只用它学习”，小玩家们一般都会找这样的借口试图让自己的家长给自己买电脑。
• I am sometimes accused of being an inveterate poseur.
  有时有人说我惯于装模作样。
• An inveterate dislike of foreign customs
  对外国风俗根深蒂固的厌恶
• For a nation that has prided itself on its inveterate optimism and the belief that each generation would be better off than the last, negative sentiment about the future is the new normal.
  美国人曾自豪于其根深蒂固的乐观精神，坚信每一代人都会过得比上一代人更好，但如今美国人对未来的负面情绪成了新常态。
• 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。
• When you are happy, you feel contented. You should also feel contented when you are unhappy. Be always full of zest and happiness will become an inveterate habit.
  快乐时固然知足，不快乐时也要知足。时时热情洋溢，快乐就会成为戒不掉的习惯。
• Clinical Observation on Treatment of Inveterate Knee Osteoarthropathy by the Combination of Both Warming Needle Moxibustion and ChronoMedicine
  温针灸配合时间医学治疗顽固性膝骨关节炎临床观察