acute
英 [ə'kjuːt]
美[ə'kjut]
- adj. 严重的，[医] 急性的；敏锐的；激烈的；尖声的
词态变化
名词: acuteness;
中文词源
acute 急性的
来自词根ac 尖。-ute,形容词后缀。
英英释意
- 1. a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
英文词源
- acute
- acute: [14] Acute derives from Latin acūtus ‘sharp’ (which was also the source of English ague). This was the past participle of the verb acuere ‘sharpen’, which in turn was probably formed from the noun acus ‘needle’. Like the related acid, acetic, and acrid, it can be traced back to an Indo-European base *ak- ‘be pointed’, which was also the ultimate source of oxygen and edge.
=> acetic, acid, acrid, ague, cute, edge, oxygen - acute (adj.)
- late 14c., originally of fevers and diseases, "coming and going quickly" (opposed to a chronic), from Latin acutus "sharp, pointed," figuratively "shrill, penetrating; intelligent, cunning," past participle of acuere "sharpen" (see acuity). Meaning "sharp, irritating" is from early 15c. Meaning "intense" is from 1727. Related: Acutely; acuteness.
同义词辨析
critical, acute, urgent
这些形容词均有"紧急的，严重的"之意。
critical： 指极为危急或缺乏的状况，而这种状况标志一种转折点。
acute： 通常指需要和缺乏的紧急程度。也指病情的严重。
urgent： 指情况紧急，急需解决问题。
keen, acute, sharp, shrewd
这些形容词均有"锐利的，敏锐的，机敏的"之意。
keen： 多指对复杂艰深的事物或问题有敏锐的观察和敏捷的理解。
acute： 侧重感觉敏锐，能分辨出一般人难以觉察的细微区别。
sharp： 指人头脑精明、敏锐或机警。
shrewd： 指有头脑，善于判断分析，精明过人。
考试真题
- Because boys generally have more acute vision learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- As a poet, Ted Hughes had an acute sensitivity to the way in which constraints on self-expression, like the disciplines of metre and rhyme (韵律), spur creative thought
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- As well as those chronic problems, the EU face an acute crisis in its economic core, the 16 countries that use the single currency.
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实用场景例句
- There is an acute shortage of water.
- 水严重短缺。
牛津词典
- acute pain
- 剧痛
牛津词典
- the world's acute environmental problems
- 全球十分严重的环境问题
牛津词典
- Competition for jobs is acute.
- 求职竞争非常激烈。
牛津词典
- acute appendicitis
- 急性阑尾炎
牛津词典
- Dogs have an acute sense of smell.
- 狗的嗅觉灵敏。
牛津词典
- He is an acute observer of the social scene.
- 他是个敏锐的社会现状观察者。
牛津词典
- Her judgement is acute.
- 她的判断敏锐。
牛津词典
- The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government...
- 报告将政府置于窘境。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis.
- 患急性风湿性关节炎的病人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...an acute case of dysentery.
- 急性痢疾病例
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute.
- 黑暗中我的听觉变得异常灵敏。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Into her nineties, her thinking remained acute and her character forceful...
- 虽已年届九旬，她依然头脑敏锐，个性很强。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
- 他表面上大大咧咧，内心却无比敏锐。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis...
- 战争加剧了原本已很严重的经济危机。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Then the pain became even more acute.
- 痛乃逾甚.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- A period of acute depression can sometimes follow childbirth.
- 分娩之后可能会有一段时间的急性抑郁期.
《简明英汉词典》
- The characters always after the same things.
- 人物背后的故事都一样.
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- Dogs have an acute sense of smell.
- 狗的嗅觉很灵敏.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They think his mother's illness is acute rather than chronic.
- 他们认为他母亲的病是急性的,不是慢性的.
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- The publication comes as the answer to an acute demand.
- 这一出版物是为满足急需而出版的.
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- He suffers from acute depression.
- 他患有严重的忧郁症.
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- The patient died from acute cerebral haemorrhage.
- 患者死于急性脑溢血.
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- A bad tooth can cause acute pain.
- 一颗蛀牙可以引起激烈的疼痛.
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