acute 音标拼音: [əkj'ut]
a . 敏锐的,激烈的,尖锐的,严重的
敏锐的,激烈的,尖锐的,严重的
acute adj 1 :
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course ; "
acute appendicitis "; "
the acute phase of the illness "; "
acute patients " [
ant : {
chronic }]
2 :
extremely sharp or intense ; "
acute pain "; "
felt acute annoyance "; "
intense itching and burning " [
synonym : {
acute },
{
intense }]
3 :
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions ; "
an acute observer of politics and politicians "; "
incisive comments "; "
icy knifelike reasoning ";
"
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang "; "
penetrating insight "; "
frequent penetrative observations " [
synonym : {
acute },
{
discriminating }, {
incisive }, {
keen }, {
knifelike },
{
penetrating }, {
penetrative }, {
piercing }, {
sharp }]
4 :
of an angle ;
less than 90 degrees [
ant : {
obtuse }]
5 :
ending in a sharp point [
synonym : {
acuate }, {
acute }, {
sharp },
{
needlelike }]
6 :
of critical importance and consequence ; "
an acute (
or critical )
lack of research funds "
n 1 :
a mark (')
placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [
synonym : {
acute accent }, {
acute }, {
ague }]
Acute \
A *
cute "\,
a . [
L .
acutus ,
p .
p .
of acuere to sharpen ,
fr .
a root ak to be sharp .
Cf . {
Ague }, {
Cute }, {
Edge }.]
1 .
Sharp at the end ;
ending in a sharp point ;
pointed ; --
opposed to {
blunt }
or {
obtuse };
as ,
an acute angle ;
an acute leaf .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Having nice discernment ;
perceiving or using minute distinctions ;
penetrating ;
clever ;
shrewd ; --
opposed to {
dull }
or {
stupid };
as ,
an acute observer ;
acute remarks ,
or reasoning .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Having nice or quick sensibility ;
susceptible to slight impressions ;
acting keenly on the senses ;
sharp ;
keen ;
intense ;
as ,
a man of acute eyesight ,
hearing ,
or feeling ;
acute pain or pleasure .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
High ,
or shrill ,
in respect to some other sound ; --
opposed to {
grave }
or {
low };
as ,
an acute tone or accent .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Med .)
Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity ,
and coming speedily to a crisis ; --
opposed to {
chronic };
as ,
an acute disease .
AS [
1913 Webster ]
{
Acute angle } (
Geom .),
an angle less than a right angle .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Subtile ;
ingenious ;
sharp ;
keen ;
penetrating ;
sagacious ;
sharp -
witted ;
shrewd ;
discerning ;
discriminating .
See {
Subtile }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Acute \
A *
cute "\,
v .
t .
To give an acute sound to ;
as ,
he acutes his rising inflection too much . [
R .] --
Walker .
[
1913 Webster ]
284 Moby Thesaurus words for "
acute ":
Machiavellian ,
Machiavellic ,
absorbing ,
acanthoid ,
acanthous ,
accurate ,
acicular ,
acrid ,
active ,
acuate ,
aculeate ,
aculeiform ,
acuminate ,
afflictive ,
aggravated ,
aggressive ,
agonizing ,
alert ,
animated ,
apperceptive ,
appercipient ,
arch ,
argute ,
artful ,
astute ,
atrocious ,
aware ,
barbed ,
biting ,
brisk ,
cagey ,
canny ,
clamorous ,
clever ,
climacteric ,
cogent ,
compelling ,
cornuted ,
crafty ,
cramping ,
creaky ,
critical ,
crucial ,
cruel ,
crying ,
cunning ,
cusped ,
cuspidate ,
cute ,
cutting ,
dangerous ,
deceitful ,
deep ,
deep -
felt ,
deep -
laid ,
deepgoing ,
designing ,
desperate ,
diplomatic ,
dire ,
discerning ,
discriminating ,
distressing ,
double -
edged ,
drastic ,
dynamic ,
ear -
piercing ,
edged ,
energetic ,
enterprising ,
enthusiastic ,
excessive ,
excruciating ,
exigent ,
exorbitant ,
exquisite ,
extravagant ,
extreme ,
farseeing ,
farsighted ,
featheredged ,
feline ,
fierce ,
fine ,
forceful ,
forcible ,
foreseeing ,
foresighted ,
forethoughted ,
forethoughtful ,
foxy ,
full of pep ,
furious ,
gnawing ,
go -
go ,
grave ,
great ,
griping ,
guileful ,
hard ,
harrowing ,
harsh ,
hazardous ,
heartfelt ,
hearty ,
high ,
high -
pressure ,
high -
priority ,
hispid ,
homefelt ,
horned ,
horny ,
howling ,
hurtful ,
hurting ,
immoderate ,
imperative ,
imperious ,
impetuous ,
incisive ,
indelible ,
ingenious ,
insidious ,
insightful ,
insistent ,
instant ,
intelligent ,
intemperate ,
intense ,
intensified ,
inventive ,
keen ,
keen -
edged ,
keening ,
kinetic ,
knifelike ,
knowing ,
lively ,
living ,
longheaded ,
longsighted ,
lusty ,
menacing ,
meticulous ,
mettlesome ,
mucronate ,
narrow ,
needle -
pointed ,
needle -
sharp ,
observant ,
outrageous ,
painful ,
paroxysmal ,
pawky ,
peaked ,
peaky ,
penetrating ,
peppy ,
perceptive ,
percipient ,
perilous ,
perspicacious ,
perspicuous ,
pervading ,
piercing ,
piping ,
pivotal ,
poignant ,
pointed ,
politic ,
precarious ,
precise ,
pressing ,
prickly ,
probing ,
profound ,
pronged ,
provident ,
pungent ,
quick -
witted ,
racking ,
razor -
edged ,
ready ,
reedy ,
resourceful ,
rigorous ,
robust ,
rough ,
sagacious ,
scheming ,
screaky ,
screeching ,
screechy ,
sensitive ,
serious ,
serpentine ,
set ,
severe ,
shall ,
sharp ,
sharp -
pointed ,
sharp -
sighted ,
sharp -
witted ,
shifty ,
shooting ,
shrewd ,
shrieking ,
shrieky ,
shrill ,
slick ,
slippery ,
sly ,
smacking ,
smooth ,
snaky ,
snappy ,
sneaky ,
sophistical ,
spanking ,
spasmatic ,
spasmic ,
spasmodic ,
spiculate ,
spiked ,
spiky ,
spined ,
spinous ,
spiny ,
spirited ,
splitting ,
squeaking ,
squeaky ,
stabbing ,
stealthy ,
stinging ,
strategic ,
strenuous ,
strong ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
sudden ,
supple ,
tactical ,
take -
charge ,
take -
over ,
tapered ,
tapering ,
thin ,
threatening ,
tined ,
tinny ,
toothed ,
tormenting ,
torturous ,
tough ,
treble ,
trenchant ,
trickish ,
tricksy ,
tricky ,
two -
edged ,
ululant ,
unbated ,
unconscionable ,
understanding ,
urgent ,
vehement ,
venomous ,
vibrant ,
vigorous ,
violent ,
virulent ,
vivacious ,
vivid ,
vulpine ,
wailing ,
wary ,
whining ,
whistling ,
wily ,
wise ,
zestful ,
zesty ,
zippy
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