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