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acute

adjective
 
🔊/əˈkjuːt/
🔊/əˈkjuːt/
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  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。🔊🔊
    • The scandal was an acute embarrassment for the President.这桩丑闻使总统处于极度难堪的境地。
    • He was suffering from acute chest pains.他患了急性胸痛。
  2.  
    an acute illness is one that has quickly become severe and dangerous（疾病）急性的
    • acute appendicitis急性阑尾炎
    opposite chronic
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  3. describing or designed for patients suffering from an acute illness
    • acute patients急性病病人。
    • an acute ward急性病病房
  4.  
    (of the senses感官) very sensitive and well developed灵敏的 synonym keen
    • Dogs have an acute sense of smell.狗的嗅觉灵敏。🔊🔊
  5.  
    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。🔊🔊
  6. [usually before noun] (geometry几何) (of an angle角) less than 90°锐角的 compare obtuse (2)
    7. Word Originlate Middle English (describing a disease or its symptoms): from Latin acutus, past participle of acuere ‘sharpen’, from acus ‘needle’.