| 釋義 |
acute /9kju: t; o'kjut/ adj 1 (of the senses, sensations, intellect) keen, sharp, quick: (指五官，感覺, 智力)深刻的; 劇烈的; 敏銳的： Dogs have an ~ sense of smell. 狗有敏銳的嗅覺。 Our anxiety became more ~. 我們的焦慮越來(lái)越厲害。 He felt ~ remorse for his wrongdoing. 他對(duì)于他所做的壞事深深地感到懊悔。 A bad tooth can cause ~ pain. 一顆壞牙齒會(huì)引起劇痛。 He is an ~ observer. 他是一個(gè)敏銳的觀察者。 2 (of diseases) coming sharply to a crisis: (指長(zhǎng)病)急性的： The patient has reached the ~ stage of the disease, the brief period during which the disease is severe and at a turning point. 該患者已經(jīng)到達(dá)了此病的急性期。 Pneumonia is an ~ disease, one that comes quickly to a turning-point. 肺炎是一種急性病。 → chronic. 3 (of sounds) high; shrill. (指聲音)高音的; 尖銳的。 4 ~ angle, angle of less than 90'. 銳角(小于 90 之角)。 → the illus at angle. 參看 angle 之插圖。 5 ~ accent, mark over a vowel ('), as over e in café. 尖音記號(hào)(標(biāo)于母音上者，例如 café 中母音 e 上的 ') ~ly adv ~ness n |