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acute

/əˈkjuːt/ /əˈkjut/

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noun

急性患者

A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

Examples :

"The doctor diagnosed Sarah with an acute case of schizophrenia. "

医生诊断出莎拉患有急性精神分裂症，她属于急性患者。

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noun

锐音，高音。

An accent or tone higher than others.

Examples :

"The singer's acute was very high, making her notes easy to distinguish. "

这位歌手的锐音非常高，使她的音符很容易辨认。

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noun

锐音符，尖音符。

An acute accent (´).

Examples :

"The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."

“Cafe”这个词的字母“e”上经常会有一个锐音符 (é)。

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verb

发出尖锐的声音，使…尖锐

To give an acute sound to.

Examples :

"He acutes his rising inflection too much."

他把语调升高时发出的声音变得太尖锐了。

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verb

使…敏锐, 使…尖锐, 加剧。

To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

Examples :

"The chef needed to acute his knife before preparing the vegetables. "

厨师在准备蔬菜之前需要把他的刀磨锋利。

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adjective

短暂的，急剧的

Brief, quick, short.

Examples :

"It was an acute event."

那是件短暂而急剧发生的事情。

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adjective

尖锐，刺耳。

High or shrill.

Examples :

"an acute accent or tone"

一个尖锐的重音或音调

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adjective

剧烈的，敏锐的，尖锐的。

Intense, sensitive, sharp.

Examples :

"She had an acute sense of honour. Eagles have very acute vision."

她有著非常敏锐的荣誉感。老鹰有著非常敏锐的视力。

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adjective

紧急，迫切.

Examples :

"His need for medical attention was acute."

他急需医疗救助。

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adjective

锐角的，尖的

With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).

Examples :

"The architect designed a building with an acute triangular roof. "

建筑师设计了一栋有着锐角三角形屋顶的建筑。

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adjective

锐角, 尖角.

Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.

Examples :

"The teacher pointed out the acute angle."

老师指出了那个锐角。

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adjective

锐角的

Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.

Examples :

"an acute triangle"

一个锐角三角形

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adjective

尖锐的，高亢的

Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.

Examples :

"My sister's voice had an acute tone when she told me about the bad grade she got on the history test. "

当妹妹告诉我历史考试成绩很差时，她的声音变得尖锐高亢起来。

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adjective

突发的，急性的

Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.

Examples :

"He dropped dead of an acute illness."

他因突发疾病猝死。

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adjective

急性

Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.

Examples :

"The acute symptoms resolved promptly."

急性症状很快就消退了。

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adjective

重音符的，尖音符的

After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.

Examples :

"The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute."

“Café” 最后一个字母 ‘é’ 带有一个尖音符。

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