acute
adjective
uk/əˈkjuːt/us/əˈkjuːt/acuteadjective(EXTREME)
If abadsituationis acute, itcausessevereproblemsordamage:
十分严重的Shefeltacuteembarrassment/anxiety/concernat hisbehaviour.她对他的行为感到极其尴尬／忧虑／担忧。
Theproblemofpovertyisparticularlyacute inruralareas.贫困问题在农村地区尤为严重。
An acutepainorillnessis one thatquicklybecomesverysevere:
（病痛）急性的；剧烈的acuteabdominalpains剧烈腹痛
an acuteattackofappendicitis阑尾炎急性发作
Compare
chronic(LONG-LASTING)
painful
- painfulHer ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
- soreMy feet are sore from walking around all day.
- tenderThe glands in my neck feel really tender.
- sensitiveMy face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
- excruciatingHis injury caused excruciating headaches.
Serious and severe
- acutely
- acuteness
- catastrophic
- critical
- critically
- dire
- egregious
- fatal
- grave
- heaviness
- non-fatal
- non-serious
- seriously
- severe
- severely
- stringent
- terminal
- terminally
- toughness
- utmost
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Disease & illness - general words
acuteadjective(ACCURATE/CLEVER)
used todescribeintelligence,senses, etc. that are very good,accurate, andabletonoticeverysmalldifferences:
（感官等）敏锐的，灵敏的；机敏的，有洞察力的acuteeyesight/hearing敏锐的视觉／听觉
an acutesenseofsmell灵敏的嗅觉
a woman of acuteintelligence/judgment机敏聪颖／有敏锐判断力的女性
Perceptive
- acutely
- acuteness
- antenna
- eagle-eyed
- eye
- gimlet
- have an eye forsomethingidiom
- have/keep (all)yourwits aboutyouidiom
- hawkish
- observant
- perceptive
- perceptively
- percipient
- razor-sharp
- sharp
- sharp-eyed
- sharpness
- spotter
- super-sharp
- wit
acuteadjective(ANGLE)
An acuteangleis less than 90degrees.
锐角的Compare
obtuse(ANGLE)specialized
reflex
Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- angle of incidence
- angularity
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- bisector
- circuitous
- equilateral
- indirect
- non-planar
- noncollinear
- obliquely
- obtuse
- orthogonal
- osculate
- projection
- prominent
- rectilinear
- reflection
- sine
acute
noun[C]
uk/əˈkjuːt/us/əˈkjuːt/(alsoacute accent)asignthat is written above aletterin somelanguages,showingyou how topronouncetheletter:
尖音符号There's an acuteaccenton the e in "café".Café这个词中字母e上面有个尖音符号。
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- apostrophe
- at sign
- block capitals
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- question mark
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed