chronic alcoholic/gambler etcLONG TIMEsomeone who has behaved in a particular way for a long time and cannot stop 长期酗酒/沉迷赌博等的人 He was a chronic alcoholic and unable to hold down a job. 他长期酗酒，任何工作都做不久。
chronic alcoholic/gambler etc• The sleep patterns of chronic alcoholics are usually quite abnormal.• Even after chronic alcoholics give up booze, their sleep problems may not end.• All the results found in studies on non-alcoholic subjects may not hold true for chronic alcoholic patients.• Clearly a study needs to be done with chronic alcoholic patients.• There are no studies on the acute effect of alcohol intake on gastric acid secretion in chronic alcoholic patients.
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