acute
acute
a∙cute / əˈkjut ; əˈkju:t /
◙adj
1. PROBLEM 问题, an acute problem is very serious
• 严重的:
»The housing shortage is more acute than first thought.
住房短缺情况比一开始想的要严重。
2. FEELING 感觉, an acute feeling is very strong
• 强烈的，剧烈的:
»acute pain
剧痛
»acute embarrassment
万分的尴尬
»acute anxiety
极度的忧虑
3. ILLNESS 疾病, [technical] an acute illness or disease quickly becomes very serious
• 急性的;
【OPP】 chronic
»acute arthritis
急性关节炎
4. SENSES 感官, acute senses such as hearing, taste, touch etc are very good and sensitive
• 灵敏的:
»Young children have a particularlyacute sense ofsmell.
小孩子嗅觉特别灵敏。
5. INTELLIGENT 聪颖的, quick to notice and understand things
• 敏锐的，机敏的;
【SYN】 sharp
»Simon's vague manner concealed an acute mind.
西蒙貌似蒙昧，其实头脑很灵活。
»an acute analysis of Middle Eastern politics
中东政治的敏锐分析
6. MATHEMATICS 数学, [technical] an acute angle is less than
• 90? 锐角的;
--› obtuse
7. PUNCTUATION 标点符号, an acute ACCENT (=a mark used to show pronunciation) is a small mark written above a vowel. In 'cafe', the letter 'e' has an acute accent.
• 发锐音的，标有尖音符号的;
--› grave , circumflex
♦acutenessnoun [U]
