acute /əˈkjuːt/ adj. 1 十分严重的 very serious or severe There is an acute shortage of water. 水严重短缺。 acute pain 剧痛 the world's acute environmental problems 全球十分严重的环境问题 Competition for jobs is acute. 求职竞争非常激烈。 2 （疾病）急性的 an acute illness is one that has quickly become severe and dangerous acute appendicitis 急性阑尾炎 反义词： chronic 3 (of the senses 感官) 灵敏的 very sensitive and well developed 同义词： keen Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉灵敏。 4 敏锐的；有洞察力的 intelligent and quick to notice and understand things He is an acute observer of the social scene. 他是个敏锐的社会现状观察者。 Her judgement is acute. 她的判断敏锐。 5 (geometry 几何) (of an angle 角) 锐角的 less than 90˚ 点点关注，谢谢喵~