acute

英 [əˈkjuːt] 美 [əˈkjuːt]

adj. 嚴重的，危險的；急性的，劇烈的；靈敏的；敏鋭的，有洞察力的；鋭角的；帶尖音符的；（聲音）高的，尖的

[ 比較級 acuter 最高級 acutest ] ^[1] 

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典

acute /əˈkjuːt/ CET4 TEM4

1.ADJ You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense. 嚴峻的

2.ADJ An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long. Compare . 急性的 [醫學] [ADJ n]

3.ADJ If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful. 敏鋭的

4.ADJ An acute angle is less than 90°. Compare angle. 鋭 (角)

5.ADJ 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." 尖音符的 (E)(上的符號) [ADJ n, n ADJ] ^[1] 

acute myocardial infarction 急性心肌梗塞

acute pancreatitis 胰腺炎；急性胰腺炎

acute toxicity 急性毒性，急性中毒

acute leukemia 急性白血病

severe acute respiratory syndrome 嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症

acute appendicitis 急性闌尾炎

acute phase 急性期

acute abdomen [醫]急腹症

acute angle 鋭角

acute disease 急性病

acute pain 急性痛；劇烈的疼痛

acute gastroenteritis 急性胃腸炎

acute bronchitis 急性支氣管炎

acute infection 急性感染；急性傳染

acute lymphocytic leukemia 急性淋巴細胞白血病；急性淋巴細菌性白血病

acute care 急性照護；急症護理

acute pyelonephritis 急性腎盂腎炎

acute gastritis [醫]急性胃炎

acute tonsillitis 急性扁桃體炎；急乳蛾

acute exposure [核]急性照射

1、There is an acute shortage of water. 水嚴重短缺。

2、Her judgement is acute. 她的判斷敏鋭。

3、He collapsed from acute renal failure. 他的身體因嚴重的腎衰竭而垮掉了。 ^[1]