if somebody is chronically ill, they are ill for a long time with a disease or condition that is difficult to cure 慢性病: 如果某人患有慢性病,则他们长期患有难以治愈的疾病或病状a hospital for the chronically ill 慢性病医院
in a way that causes problems that last or keep coming back over a long period of time 长期地: 以某种方式导致问题持续存在或长期反复出现Housing was insufficient and chronically overcrowded. 住房不足,长期拥挤不堪。