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Acute əˈkjuːt Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Severe Illness Sense Accent

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acute

[əˈkju:t]
级别:acuter, acutest
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严重的(34%),敏锐的(28%),急性的(19%),剧烈的(19%)
adj.严重的,[医] 急性的;敏锐的;激烈的;尖声的
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acute ★★☆☆☆
/əkju͟ːt/
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](情况)严重的;(感觉)强烈的 You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense.
  • The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis...

    战争加剧了原本已很严重的经济危机。

  • The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government...

    报告将政府置于窘境。

  • The labour shortage is becoming acute.

    劳动力匮乏愈演愈烈。

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[ADJ 形容词]急性的 An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long.
  [ADJ n]
  [MEDICAL 医]
  • ...a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis.

    患急性风湿性关节炎的病人

  • ...an acute case of dysentery.

    急性痢疾病例

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](感官)灵敏的 If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful.
  • In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute.

    黑暗中我的听觉变得异常灵敏。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]敏锐的;有洞察力的 If you say that someone is acute or has an acute mind, you mean that they are quick to notice things and are able to understand them clearly.
  • Into her nineties, her thinking remained acute and her character forceful...

    虽已年届九旬,她依然头脑敏锐,个性很强。

  • His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.

    他表面上大大咧咧,内心却无比敏锐。

acuteness
  • Everything he writes demonstrates the acuteness of his intelligence.

    从他的文笔可以看出他思维敏捷。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]锐角的 An acute angle is less than 90°.
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    [ADJ 形容词](标在元音等上面的符号)尖音的,重音的 An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
      [ADJ n]

      Oxford
      acute / əˈkjuːt ; NAmE əˈkjuːt / adjective 1 very serious or severe 十分严重的 There is an acute shortage of water. 水严重短缺。 acute pain 剧痛 the world's acute environmental problems 全球十分严重的环境问题 Competition for jobs is acute. 求职竞争非常激烈。 2 an acuteillness is one that has quickly become severe and dangerous (疾病)急性的 acute appendicitis 急性阑尾炎 OPP
      chronic
      3 (of the senses 感官 ) very sensitive and well developed 灵敏的 SYN
      keen
      Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉灵敏。
      4 intelligent and quick to notice and understand things 敏锐的;有洞察力的 He is an acute observer of the social scene. 他是个敏锐的社会现状观察者。 Her judgement is acute. 她的判断敏锐。 5 ( geometry 几何 ) (of an angle ) less than 90° 锐角的 acute·ness / əˈkjuːtnəs ; NAmE əˈkjuːtnəs / noun [uncountable ] acute acuter acutest
      acute / əˈkjuːt ; NAmE əˈkjuːt / acute·ness / əˈkjuːtnəs ; NAmE əˈkjuːtnəs /
      LDC
      acutea‧cute /əˈkjuːt/ ●○○ adjective
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      1problem an acute problem is very serious:  The housing shortage is more acute than first thought. see thesaurus at
      serious
      2feeling an acute feeling is very strong:  acute pain acute embarrassment acute anxiety3illness technical an acute illness or disease quickly becomes very serious OPP  chronic:  acute arthritis4senses acute senses such as hearing, taste, touch etc are very good and sensitive:  Young children have a particularly acute sense of smell.5intelligent quick to notice and understand things SYN  sharp:  Simon’s vague manner concealed an acute mind. an acute analysis of Middle Eastern politics6mathematics technical an acute angle is less than 90°obtuse7punctuation an acute accent (=a mark used to show pronunciation) is a small mark written above a vowel. In ‘café’, the letter ‘e’ has an acute accent.grave, circumflexacuteness noun [uncountable]

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