1 ADJ-GRADED (情况)严重的;(感觉)强烈的 You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense. (情况)严重的;(感觉)强烈的
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The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis.
战争加剧了原本已很严重的经济危机。
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The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government.
报告将政府置于窘境。
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The labour shortage is becoming acute.
劳动力匮乏愈演愈烈。
SYN serious, important, dangerous, critical
2 ADJ 急性的 An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long. 急性的
3 ADJ-GRADED (感官)灵敏的 If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful. (感官)灵敏的
SYN keen, good, penetrating, finely honed
4 ADJ-GRADED 敏锐的;有洞察力的 If you say that someone is acute or has an acute mind, you mean that they are quick to notice things and are able to understand them clearly. 敏锐的;有洞察力的
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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。
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His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind.
他表面上大大咧咧,内心却无比敏锐。
SYN perceptive, sharp, keen, smart
5 ADJ-GRADED 锐角的 An acute angle is less than 90°. 锐角的
6 ADJ [ADJ n, n ADJ] (标在元音等上面的符号)尖音的,重音的 An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'. (标在元音等上面的符号)尖音的,重音的
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