acute

[ə'kju:t]

adj.严重的, 敏锐的, 急性的, 剧烈的

a.

1. 尖锐的; 敏锐的

He is a man of acute intelligence.

他非常聪颖。

2. 剧烈的, 激烈的

She complained of acute pains in her chest.

她说胸部有剧痛。

3. 严重的

It is urgent that the acute problem of air pollution in the city be solved.

该城市空气污染这一严重问题亟须解决。

4. 【医】急性的

He fell ill with acute appendicitis.

他得了急性阑尾炎。

5. 【数】锐角的

6. 高音的, 尖声的

7. 【语】尖(重)音的[B]

词形变化

副词: acutely | 名词: acute-ness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.尖锐的; 敏锐的

keen  smart  quick  astute  shrewd  discerning  sharp and severe  

同义参见:

acid  acidulous  violent  gifted  exigent  exquisite  burning  sensitive  burning  apt  peaked  keen  judicious  

反义:

a.尖锐的; 敏锐的

dull  

反义参见:

blunt  chronic  obtuse  

英英释义

名词 acute:

a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

同义词：acute accent, ague

形容词 acute:

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

extremely sharp or intense

同义词：intense

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

同义词：discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp

of an angle; less than 90 degrees

ending in a sharp point

同义词：acuate, sharp, needlelike

of critical importance and consequence

补充

acuteacute英:[əˈkju:t] 美:[əˈkjut]adj.1.极大的, 严重的There's an acute shortage of water.这里严重缺水。2.敏锐的, 深刻的, 剧烈的He is an acute observer.他是个敏锐的观察家。3.急性的They think his mother's illness is acute rather than chronic.他们认为他母亲的病是急性的, 不是慢性的。

例句

1. The labour shortage is becoming acute.劳动力匮乏愈演愈烈。 2. The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis.战争加剧了本已严重的经济危机。 3. The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government.该报告将政府置于窘境。 4. an acute case of dysentery痢疾的突发病例 5. I was taken to hospital with acute breathing problems.我因为急性呼吸问题被送到医院。 6. a drug used in acute and chronic asthma用于治疗急慢性哮喘的药物 7. an acute infection急性感染 8. The more acute observers in the West had foreseen this.西方较为敏锐的观察家已经预见到了这一点。 9. His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.他表面大大咧咧的, 但其实头脑极其敏锐。 10. In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute.在黑暗中, 我的听觉变得特别敏锐。 11. Shakespeare always had something of acute importance to say.莎士比亚总会说一些极其重要的话。 12. an acute housing shortage.住房严重不足。 13. the problem is acute and getting worse.问题严重并在恶化。 14. acute appendicitis.急性阑尾炎。 15. an acute ward.急性病病房。 16. acute patients.急性病病人。 17. an acute awareness of changing fashions.对时尚变化的敏锐意识。 18. an acute sense of smell.灵敏的嗅觉。 19. an acute shortage of food粮食严重短缺 20. acute pain剧痛 21. acute appendicitis急性阑尾炎 22. Dogs have an acute sense of smell.狗的嗅觉很灵敏。 23. acute hearing灵敏的听觉 24. The report contains some acute observations on the situation.报告中有些地方对情况的观察很敏锐。 25. "an acute [=critical, severe] fuel shortage"严重的燃料短缺 26. an acute crisis一场严重的危机 27. the acute phase [=the most important and dangerous phase] of the struggle for independence为独立而斗争的关键阶段 28. an acute observation/understanding敏锐的洞察力；深刻的理解力 29. an acute observer敏锐的观察家 30. an acute sense of humor深刻的幽默感 31. It's a politically acute film that does not oversimplify the issues.这部电影很有政治见地，没有将问题过于简单化。 32. acute [=keen] hearing/vision灵敏的听力；敏锐的视觉 33. acute awareness强烈的意识 34. acute distress/embarrassment极度的苦恼/尴尬 35. acute pain/infection剧烈的疼痛；急性感染 36. acute symptoms急性症状 37. an acute disease急性病 38. an acute care hospital治疗急性病的医院 39. an acute angle锐角 40. The word “café” is written with an acute accent over the “e.”*cafe一词在书写时需在e的上面加尖音符号。 41. I am acutely aware of these problems.这些问题我心里非常清楚。 42. The patient was acutely ill.病人病得很严重 43. the acuteness of the fuel shortage燃料短缺的严重性