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acute    音标拼音: [əkj'ut]
a. 敏锐的,激烈的,尖锐的,严重的

敏锐的,激烈的,尖锐的,严重的

acute
adj 1: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe
course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the
illness"; "acute patients" [ant: {chronic}]
2: extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute
annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" [synonym: {acute},
{intense}]
3: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine
distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and
politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning";
"as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating
insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" [synonym: {acute},
{discriminating}, {incisive}, {keen}, {knifelike},
{penetrating}, {penetrative}, {piercing}, {sharp}]
4: of an angle; less than 90 degrees [ant: {obtuse}]
5: ending in a sharp point [synonym: {acuate}, {acute}, {sharp},
{needlelike}]
6: of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or
critical) lack of research funds"
n 1: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[synonym: {acute accent}, {acute}, {ague}]

Acute \A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr.
a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.]
1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; --
opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an
acute leaf.
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2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute
distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to
{dull} or {stupid}; as, an acute observer; acute remarks,
or reasoning.
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3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight
impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen;
intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling;
acute pain or pleasure.
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4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; --
opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, an acute tone or accent.
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5. (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity,
and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to {chronic};
as, an acute disease. AS
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{Acute angle} (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle.
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Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious;
sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See
{Subtile}.
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Acute \A*cute"\, v. t.
To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising
inflection too much. [R.] --Walker.
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284 Moby Thesaurus words for "acute":
Machiavellian, Machiavellic, absorbing, acanthoid, acanthous,
accurate, acicular, acrid, active, acuate, aculeate, aculeiform,
acuminate, afflictive, aggravated, aggressive, agonizing, alert,
animated, apperceptive, appercipient, arch, argute, artful, astute,
atrocious, aware, barbed, biting, brisk, cagey, canny, clamorous,
clever, climacteric, cogent, compelling, cornuted, crafty,
cramping, creaky, critical, crucial, cruel, crying, cunning,
cusped, cuspidate, cute, cutting, dangerous, deceitful, deep,
deep-felt, deep-laid, deepgoing, designing, desperate, diplomatic,
dire, discerning, discriminating, distressing, double-edged,
drastic, dynamic, ear-piercing, edged, energetic, enterprising,
enthusiastic, excessive, excruciating, exigent, exorbitant,
exquisite, extravagant, extreme, farseeing, farsighted,
featheredged, feline, fierce, fine, forceful, forcible, foreseeing,
foresighted, forethoughted, forethoughtful, foxy, full of pep,
furious, gnawing, go-go, grave, great, griping, guileful, hard,
harrowing, harsh, hazardous, heartfelt, hearty, high,
high-pressure, high-priority, hispid, homefelt, horned, horny,
howling, hurtful, hurting, immoderate, imperative, imperious,
impetuous, incisive, indelible, ingenious, insidious, insightful,
insistent, instant, intelligent, intemperate, intense, intensified,
inventive, keen, keen-edged, keening, kinetic, knifelike, knowing,
lively, living, longheaded, longsighted, lusty, menacing,
meticulous, mettlesome, mucronate, narrow, needle-pointed,
needle-sharp, observant, outrageous, painful, paroxysmal, pawky,
peaked, peaky, penetrating, peppy, perceptive, percipient,
perilous, perspicacious, perspicuous, pervading, piercing, piping,
pivotal, poignant, pointed, politic, precarious, precise, pressing,
prickly, probing, profound, pronged, provident, pungent,
quick-witted, racking, razor-edged, ready, reedy, resourceful,
rigorous, robust, rough, sagacious, scheming, screaky, screeching,
screechy, sensitive, serious, serpentine, set, severe, shall,
sharp, sharp-pointed, sharp-sighted, sharp-witted, shifty,
shooting, shrewd, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, slick, slippery, sly,
smacking, smooth, snaky, snappy, sneaky, sophistical, spanking,
spasmatic, spasmic, spasmodic, spiculate, spiked, spiky, spined,
spinous, spiny, spirited, splitting, squeaking, squeaky, stabbing,
stealthy, stinging, strategic, strenuous, strong, subtile, subtle,
sudden, supple, tactical, take-charge, take-over, tapered,
tapering, thin, threatening, tined, tinny, toothed, tormenting,
torturous, tough, treble, trenchant, trickish, tricksy, tricky,
two-edged, ululant, unbated, unconscionable, understanding, urgent,
vehement, venomous, vibrant, vigorous, violent, virulent,
vivacious, vivid, vulpine, wailing, wary, whining, whistling, wily,
wise, zestful, zesty, zippy

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  • ACUTE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of ACUTE is characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset How to use acute in a sentence Ways to Be Acute Synonym Discussion of Acute
  • ACUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    ACUTE definition: 1 If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage: 2 An acute pain or illness… Learn more
  • Acute - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    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 - definition of acute by The Free Dictionary
    Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive: His hearing was unusually acute b Keenly perceptive or discerning: an acute critic of music; a critic with acute judgment See Synonyms at sharp 2 Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute pleasure 3 Of great importance or consequence; critical: an acute shortage of funds 4
  • Accute or Acute – Which is Correct? - Two Minute English
    The correct spelling is acute “Accute” is a common misspelling and does not exist in English dictionaries Acute can describe something that is severe and sudden in effect, like an acute illness, or very sharp, as in an acute angle in geometry For example, if someone says, “He is suffering from acute appendicitis,” it means the appendicitis appeared suddenly and is very severe
  • Acute Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Acute definition: Of great importance or consequence; critical
  • What is Acute, Subacute and Chronic? - Healthhype
    Acute is the medical term to describe the nature of a disease, sign, symptom or condition It refers to an illness that is of a sudden onset or of a short duration Acute can also be used as an adjective to describe a severe state of a condition
  • ACUTE - Definition Translations | Collins English Dictionary
    You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense 2 An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long
  • ACUTE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Acute definition: sharp or severe in effect; intense See examples of ACUTE used in a sentence
  • Acute Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    ACUTE meaning: 1 : very serious or dangerous requiring serious attention or action; 2 : having or showing an ability to think clearly and to understand what is not obvious or simple about something





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