| 单词 | acute |
| 释义 | acute (once / 339 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj 4n Use the adjective acute for when you want to describe something as sharp or extremely serious. The word acute is one word; it's not two words, nor does it have anything to do with something small, cuddly, and pretty! Acute really means "sharp" or "severe" or "intense" and modifies certain kinds of angles in geometry or describes a certain kind of illness of short duration. The English word apparently entered the language during the sixteenth century from the Latin root acutus, which means "sharp" or "pointed." WORD FAMILYacute: acutely, acuteness, acuter, acutes, acutest, subacute+/acuteness: acutenesss USAGE EXAMPLESBill Broeksmit, a behind-the-scenes technician with an acute sense of the rights and wrongs in finance, was not. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) For Tu’ikolovatu, the nostalgia at the Rose Bowl will be particularly acute. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) The shortage will be most acute in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the home to several refineries and petrochemical plants. Reuters(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj ending in a sharp point Syn acuate, needlelike, sharp pointed having a point 2adj extremely sharp or intense acute pain felt acute annoyance Syn intense sharp keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point 3adj having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions an acute observer of politics and politicians Syn discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment 4adj of critical importance and consequence 2an acute (or critical) lack of research funds Syn critical being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency adj having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course 3acute appendicitis the acute phase of the illness acute patients Syn|Ant subacute less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it chronic being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering degenerative(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function adj of an angle; less than 90 degrees 4Ant obtuse of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees n a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation Syn|Hyper acute accent, ague accent, accent mark a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
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