inveterate

• adj. 根深的；积习的；成癖的

in-,进入，使，-vet,老的，长时间的，词源同veteran,wether.引申词义积习难改的，上瘾的。

1. having a habit of long standing;

"a chronic smoker"

inveterate (adj.)

late 14c., from Latin inveteratus "of long standing, chronic," past participle of inveterare "become old in," from in- "in, into" (see in- (2)) + veterare "to make old," from vetus (genitive veteris) "old" (see veteran).

an inveterate liar

积习难改的说谎者

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inveterate hostility

根深蒂固的敌意

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...an inveterate gambler.

嗜赌成性的赌徒

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...the inveterate laziness of these boys.

这些男孩子懒惰成性

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It was a sorely needed lesson because I had an inveterate arguer.

这是个独一无二的重要的教训,我原来是个固执,拗强的人.

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It was a sorely needed lesson because I had been an inveterate arguer.

]那个教训,使我受到极大的影响,我原来是个固执,拗强的人.

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Edmond Dant è s. An inveterate Bonapartist ; took an active part in the return from the Island of Elba.

——爱德蒙·唐太斯拿破仑党分子, 曾负责协助逆贼自厄尔巴岛归来.

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She was an inveterate experimenter in these things.

不分青红皂白都要先试为快.

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Besides that, not all Americans are inveterate huggers anyway.

此外, 并不是每一位美国人都习惯拥抱他人.

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Marcovaldo the irrepressible dreamer, Marcovaldo the inveterate schemer.

天生的梦想家马可瓦多, 智多星马可瓦多.

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Hitler was not only an avid reader but also an inveterate underliner.

希特勒不仅酷爱读书,还有写写划划的习惯.

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Felicity will not come easily, inveterate love deserves inveterate wait.

幸福不会轻易的到来, 没有刻骨铭心的等待,又怎么会有刻骨铭心的爱呢?

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Deng was no automatic lover of liberty, no inveterate believer in the virtues of pluralism.

邓小平肯定不是自由的天生热爱者, 更谈不上是多元化的坚定信仰者.

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He is a politician known as an inveterate kisser of babies.

他是一个吻婴儿成癖的政客.

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Many inveterate smokers are never able to quit completely.

许多烟瘾大的人没有能力彻底戒烟.

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I am sometimes accused of being an inveterate poseur.

有时有人说我惯于装模作样。

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It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco.

要一位有多年烟瘾的烟民戒烟是困难的。

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