Word · Frequency #3249
acute
剧烈的;强烈的;敏锐的
extremely sharp or intense; keen or sensitive in perception
表感官或思维敏锐时,如 acute hearing/mind
- 1.
Brief, quick, short.
短暂的、迅速的、短的
- 2.
High or shrill.
高亢或尖锐的
- 3.
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
(疾病)急性的,起病急、病程短且严重的
- 4.
Intense; sensitive; sharp.
强烈的、敏锐的、尖锐的
- 5.
extremely sharp or intense
极其尖锐的;强烈的
- 6.
Urgent.
紧急的
- 7.
With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
两边直接相交形成锐角(在顶点或底边处)
- 8.
Less than 90 degrees.
小于 90 度的
- 9.
Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
三个内角均小于 90 度的
- 10.
Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
指近期或突然发作的异常状况,与迟发性相对;此义不隐含严重程度,不同于常用法
- 11.
Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
指短暂的状况,与慢性状况相对;此义亦不隐含严重程度
急性的;突发性的;急迫的;紧迫的;锐角的;尖的;尖声的;高音的;短暂的;短促的
In use
The patient felt acute pain in his chest.
She has an acute sense of smell.
A triangle can have three acute angles.
acute appendicitis
the acute phase of the illness
acute patients
acute pain
felt acute annoyance
acute + noun (severity)
常用于描述疾病、疼痛等的严重程度。
He was rushed to hospital with acute abdominal pain.
Connections
Collocations
- acute pain
- 剧痛
- He felt acute pain in his chest.他感到胸部剧痛。
- acute disease
- 急性病
- Acute disease requires immediate treatment.急性病需要立即治疗。
- acute angle
- 锐角
- An acute angle is smaller than a right angle.锐角小于直角。
- acute shortage
- 严重短缺
- The city faces an acute shortage of clean water.这座城市面临清洁用水的严重短缺。
- acute hearing
- 敏锐的听力
- The owl has acute hearing.猫头鹰有敏锐的听力。
- acute awareness
- 敏锐的意识
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 acute 听成 a cute(可爱的):想象一个可爱的小锐角,又尖又敏锐,急病来得快而猛。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:health/medicine、news/formal writing、everyday conversation 急性/剧烈/紧急这层意思使用范围较广:日常口语和书面语都常见,医学语境中较正式。通常用于描述疼痛、问题、短缺或形势等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词除 cut 外,重读音节都包含 /uːt/,与 acute /əˈkjuːt/ 押韵。注意 acute 开头的 a 读 /ə/,不要读成 /æ/;其中的 cu 读 /kjuː/,不能像 cut 那样读成 /kʌt/。chute 的 ch 读 /ʃ/,但结尾音仍与 acute 相同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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