acute
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense. 严峻的
The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis. 这场战争加剧了一场严峻的经济危机。
The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government. 这份报告使政府极其尴尬。
2. ADJ An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long. Compare . 急性的[医学] [ADJ n]
...a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis. …一位患急性风湿性关节炎的病人。
3. ADJ If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful. 敏锐的
When she lost her sight, her other senses grew more acute. 失明以后，她的其他感官变得更加敏锐了。
4. ADJ An acute angle is less than 90°. Compare angle. 锐 (角)
5. ADJ 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." 尖音符的 (E)(上的符号)[ADJ n, n ADJ]
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acute /əˈkjuːt/
剑桥词典
acute adjective (EXTREME)
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage .
十分严重的
She felt acute embarrassment /anxiety /concern at his behaviour . 她对他的行为感到极其尴尬／忧虑／担忧。
The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas . 贫困问题在农村地区尤为严重。
An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe .
（病痛）急性的；剧烈的
acute abdominal pains 剧烈腹痛
an acute attack of appendicitis 阑尾炎急性发作
acute adjective (ACCURATE/CLEVER)
used to describe intelligence , senses , etc. that are very good, accurate , and able to notice very small differences
（感官等）敏锐的，灵敏的；机敏的，有洞察力的
acute eyesight /hearing 敏锐的视觉／听觉
an acute sense of smell 灵敏的嗅觉
a woman of acute intelligence /judgment 机敏聪颖／有敏锐判断力的女性
acute adjective (ANGLE)
An acute angle is less than 90 degrees .
锐角的
比较
obtuse (ANGLE)
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