1 very serious; very great 严重的:
an acute shortage of food粮食严重短缺acute pain剧痛
2 (used about an illness) becoming dangerous very quickly (指疾病)急性的:
acute appendicitis急性阑尾炎☞Compare chronic. 与 chronic 比较。
3 (used about feelings or the senses) very strong (指感情或感觉)强烈的:
Dogs have an acute sense of smell.狗的嗅觉很灵敏。acute hearing灵敏的听觉
4 showing that you are able to understand things easily 领悟力强的:
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。 ➔acutelyadv
acute/əˋkjut; əˈkjuːt/adj 1 very serious or severe 严重的﹔剧烈的: an acute shortage of teachers 师资的严重短缺acute pain 剧痛an acute infection of the throat 喉咙的严重感染2 good at understanding things quickly and clearly 敏锐的﹐机敏的: an acute mind 敏锐的头脑3 an acute sense or feeling is very strong〔感官〕灵敏的﹔〔感情〕强烈的: an acute sense of smell 灵敏的嗅觉acute feelings of anxiety 深深的焦虑4 technical an acute angle is less than 90 degrees【术语】锐角的