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美音:[ək´ju:t ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.敏锐的,急性的,剧烈

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副词:acutely 名词:acute-ness

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acute


/ə'kju:t; ə`kjut/
adj (-r, -st)
1 very great; severe 极大的; 严重的
*suffer acute hardship 遭受极大的苦难
* There's an acute shortage of water. 严重缺水.
2 (a) (of feelings or the senses) keen; sharp; penetrating (指感觉或感官)敏锐的, 深刻的, 剧烈的
*suffer acute pain, embarrassment, remorse, etc 感到剧烈的疼痛, 极度的尴尬, 深深的懊悔等
* Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉很敏锐.
(b) shrewd; perceptive 精明的; 有观察力的
*He is an acute observer. 他是个敏锐的观察家.
* Her judgement is acute. 她的判断力很强.
3 (of an illness) coming quickly to the most severe or critical stage (指疾病)急性的
*acute appendicitis 急性阑尾炎
* an acute patient, ie one whose illness has reached this stage 患急性病的病人. Cf 参看 chronic.

acute


adj
1【problem】
2【feeling】
3【illness】
4【senses】
5【intelligent】
6【mathematics】
7【punctuation】
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of acuere 'to sharpen', from acus 'needle']
【PROBLEM】
an acute problem is very serious
 The housing shortage is more acute than first thought.
【FEELING】
an acute feeling is very strong
 acute pain
 acute embarrassment
 acute anxiety
【ILLNESS】
technical an acute illness or disease quickly becomes very serious
chronic
 acute arthritis
【SENSES】
acute senses such as hearing, taste, touch etc are very good and sensitive
 Young children have a particularly acute sense of smell.
【INTELLIGENT】
quick to notice and understand things
= sharp
 Simon's vague manner concealed an acute mind.
 an acute analysis of Middle Eastern politics
【MATHEMATICS】
technical an acute angle is less than 90º
obtuse
【PUNCTUATION】
an acute accent (=a mark used to show pronunciation) is a small mark written above a vowel. In 'café', the letter 'e' has an acute accent
grave, circumflex circumflex
>acutenessn[U]
1. Everyone marvelled at the young violinist´s great brilliance.
    人人都对这位年轻的小提琴家的卓越才华感到惊讶。

2. Excuse me , where is the man´s cloakroom?
    对不起,男厕所在哪里?

3. `Swan Lake´ is one of Tchaikovsky´s best-known compositions.
    《天鹅湖》是柴可夫斯基最著名的作品之一.

4. `It will be all right,´ she cooed soothingly.
    ‘就会好起来的,’她轻柔地安慰说.

5. `B´ is the second letter of the alphabet.
    B是字母表中的第二个字母.

6. Excuse the mess, Jone. This room´s very untidy.
    屋子很乱, 请原谅, 约翰. 这个房间不整洁.

7. `First-class hotel´ was a complete misnomer for the tumbledown farmhouse we stayed in.
    把我们住的那个摇摇欲坠的村舍称作‘一流旅馆’, 纯粹是乱用词语.

8. `Open your mouth a little wider,´ said the dentist.
    ‘把嘴张大点,’牙科医生说.

9. `More haste, less speed´ is a well-known paradox.
    ‘欲速不达’是人所熟知的隽语.

10. Everything´s very quiet. very quiet.
    一点声音也没有,

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