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[/əˈkjuːt; əˋkjut/] adj (-r, -st) 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |