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Acute Sense Sharp Word Means ə'Kjuːt Dog Smell

Front acute
Pron [ə'kjuːt]
Back 【ACUTE】
A dog has a very acute sense of smell.
狗有灵敏的嗅觉。
【重点词汇】
acute adj. 敏感的 反: dull
sense of smell: 嗅觉
Vocab
acuteending in a sharp point

Use the adjective acute for when you want to describe something as sharp or extremely serious.

The word acute is one word; it's not two words, nor does it have anything to do with something small, cuddly, and pretty! Acute really means "sharp" or "severe" or "intense" and modifies certain kinds of angles in geometry or describes a certain kind of illness of short duration. The English word apparently entered the language during the sixteenth century from the Latin root acutus, which means "sharp" or "pointed."

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acute
acutely
acuteness
subacute

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