[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.
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[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'.
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acute/əˈkjuːt; NAmEəˈkjuːt/adjective1very 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。2an 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。4intelligent 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 角)less than 90° 锐角的▶acute·ness/əˈkjuːtnəs; NAmEəˈkjuːtnəs/noun[uncountable ]acuteacuteracutestacute/əˈkjuːt; NAmEəˈkjuːt/acute·ness/əˈkjuːtnəs; NAmEəˈkjuːtnəs/
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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
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2feeling an acute feeling is very strong: acute pain acute embarrassment acute anxiety3illness technical an acute illness or disease quickly becomes very seriousOPP 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 thingsSYN 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, circumflex—acuteness noun [uncountable]
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