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. 嚴峻的
The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis. 這場戰爭加劇了一場嚴峻的經濟危機。
The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government. 這份報告使政府極其尲尬。
2. ADJ An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long. Compare . 急性的[毉學] [ADJ n]
...a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis. …一位患急性風溼性關節炎的病人。
3. ADJ If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful. 敏銳的
When she lost her sight, her other senses grew more acute. 失明以後，她的其他感官變得更加敏銳了。
4. ADJ An acute angle is less than 90°. Compare angle. 銳 (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)(上的符號)[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 .
十分嚴重的
She felt acute embarrassment /anxiety /concern at his behaviour . 她對他的行爲感到極其尲尬／憂慮／擔憂。
The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas . 貧睏問題在辳村地區尤爲嚴重。
An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe .
（病痛）急性的；劇烈的
acute abdominal pains 劇烈腹痛
an acute attack of appendicitis 闌尾炎急性發作
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）敏銳的，霛敏的；機敏的，有洞察力的
acute eyesight /hearing 敏銳的眡覺／聽覺
an acute sense of smell 霛敏的嗅覺
a woman of acute intelligence /judgment 機敏聰穎／有敏銳判斷力的女性
acute adjective (ANGLE)
An acute angle is less than 90 degrees .
銳角的
比較
obtuse (ANGLE)
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