| 单词 | acute |
| 释义 | acute (əkjuːt ) 1. adjective You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense. The war has aggravated an acute economic crisis. The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government. The labour shortage is becoming acute. Synonyms: serious, important, dangerous, critical 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long. Compare chronic. [medicine] ...a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis. ...an acute case of dysentery. Synonyms: intense, serious, deep, concentrated 3. adjective If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful. In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute. Synonyms: keen, good, penetrating, finely honed 4. graded adjective If you say that someone is acute or has an acute mind, you mean that they are quick to notice things and are able to understand them clearly. Into her nineties, her thinking remained acute and her character forceful. His relaxed exterior hides an extremely acute mind. Synonyms: perceptive, sharp, keen, smart acuteness uncountable noun [oft the NOUN of noun] Everything he writes demonstrates the acuteness of his intelligence. Synonyms: seriousness, danger, importance, gravity Synonyms: sharpness, violence, intensity, severity Synonyms: perceptiveness, discrimination, perception, insight 5. adjective An acute angle is less than 90°. Compare obtuse angle. 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun, noun ADJECTIVE] 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'. Collocations: acute admission On these wards staffing levels are higher than on a normal acute admission ward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The service was based on a combination of acute admission and rehabillitation units, supported by adequate beds for long term care. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I spent the day with him in the acute admissions unit where he was on oxygen. Times, Sunday Times There are standard health service tariffs for acute admissions, outpatient attendances and diagnostic procedures. Times, Sunday Times Acute admissions ceased in 1978 and the last patients were discharged in 1989. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The procedure causes acute anxiety in some patients and carries a risk of infection. Times, Sunday Times Hyperthyroidism and hypoglycemia have also been linked to adrenaline problems that can cause acute anxiety. Christianity Today Ideally, they're only for very short-time anxiety states, such as fear of flying, or acute anxiety before an op. The Sun It's one of ten short, sharp responses to the current financial crisis that collectively blaze with anger, buzz with wit and crackle with acute anxiety. Times, Sunday Times It lies in an acute anxiety about what we imagine. The Times Literary Supplement Appendicular amebiasis can give the clinical features of acute appendicitis and should be treated accordingly. 2010, 'Acute amebic appendicitis: Report of a rare case', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology The acute appendicitis group was subdivided into complicated and noncomplicated cases according to the pathology results. 2014, 'Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume in Acute Appendicitis', Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine Among the acute appendicitis patients, 67 presented with complicated acute appendicitis and 249 with noncomplicated acute appendicitis. 2014, 'Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume in Acute Appendicitis', Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine A study group of 15 patients with acute appendicitis complicated with an abscess or phlegmon underwent conservative treatment. 2010, 'Conservative approach versus urgent appendectomy in surgical management of acute appendicitis with abscess or phlegmon Resultados del tratamiento conservador inicial y de la cirugía urgente en la apendicitis aguda evolucionada', Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Although rare, parasitic infection can cause acute appendicitis and result in contamination of the peritonea during appendectomy. 2018, 'Parasitic Appendicitis: A Novel Laparoscopic Approach for the Prevention of Peritoneal Contamination', Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology It could be a clot on the lung, an acute asthma attack or a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). The Sun It was the mainstay of treatment in acute asthma before the advent of bronchodilators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Recent studies have revealed that magnesium sulfate can be nebulized to reduce the symptoms of acute asthma. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, another breakdown and acute asthma led to his resignation in 1926. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was diagnosed with acute asthma and was unable to play the next year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most were burdened by an acute awareness of their own defeat, unmatched by much sense of guilt. Times, Sunday Times And faith provided a framework for her surreal, even grotesque, inventions as well as her discomfitingly acute awareness of the folly of human life. Times, Sunday Times Both studies are founded on an acute awareness of conflict and justice. The Times Literary Supplement These people have an acute awareness of what their family and pals back home think. The Sun It was a foreign policy that favoured diplomacy over war and was driven by an acute awareness of consequences. Times, Sunday Times One study found that in people struck down by acute bronchitis, a cough syrup made of thyme and ivy leaves relieved coughing more effectively (and faster) than a placebo syrup. The Sun Acute bronchitis should not be treated with antibiotics unless microscopic examination of the sputum reveals large numbers of bacteria. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Common uses include arthritis therapy and short-term treatment of bronchial inflammation or acute bronchitis due to various respiratory diseases. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Acute bronchitis often occurs during the course of an acute viral illness such as the common cold or influenza. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even with no treatment, most cases of acute bronchitis resolve quickly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Is this not an acute case of atomic premature evaluation? Times, Sunday Times I clearly have an acute case of fomo, or fear of missing out. Times, Sunday Times Treatment consists of antibiotics including doxycycline and penicillin for up to four weeks in the acute case. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three days before the big event, the singer developed an acute case of laryngitis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In acute cases, the site will also call the police. Times, Sunday Times It faces an acute crisis as its people live longer but fewer are born; the old lack pensions and healthcare must be paid for. Times, Sunday Times Yet it has not been enough to stave off an acute crisis. Times,Sunday Times Severe food shortages became a state of outright famine and the country went into a condition of acute crisis. Times, Sunday Times At that time there was an acute crisis of food and medicine in the hospital. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The late 1980s brought an acute crisis due to over-expansion as well as general changes in the publishing industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The memory of his experience of comradeship, acute danger and chronic discomfort never left him. Times, Sunday Times It knew about the pressures she had been subjected to from members of her own family, and about the acute danger she found herself in because of her views. Times, Sunday Times If we do not we will face irreversible environmental destruction and an increasingly acute danger to human health. Times, Sunday Times There would be no acute danger, but the cumulative effect on the world's population from a fusion economy could be a matter of concern. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Painful choices, startling dilemmas and acute dangers are left undramatised. Times, Sunday Times Small wonder psychiatrists have likened disappointed love to acute depression. Times, Sunday Times Acute depression can be endogenous - unrelated to actual life events - and low expectations and poor schooling can also blight lives. Times, Sunday Times His has been a prophetic voice, and in 1999 he paid for his singularity when acute depression struck him. Times, Sunday Times People facing an acute depression constantly have guiltiness and insignificance feelings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From the late 1880s until 1902, he suffered acute depression, and the couple ceased their extensive travel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It seems he wasn't in acute discomfort a couple of weeks ago. Times, Sunday Times An accomplished portrait of acute discomfort. Times, Sunday Times This know-ledge can be used to generate acute discomfort. Times, Sunday Times As scientific knowledge spread, atheists were presented with a series of open goals, and churchmen experienced acute embarrassment. The Times Literary Supplement Next, to your acute embarrassment, you discover they've become an item again without consulting you first. The Sun Once cast, she remembers the acute embarrassment of taking the audience's standing ovation. Times, Sunday Times There have been painful moments in that time, but none to match the acute embarrassment that accompanied the opportunity afforded to him in the first-half stoppage time. Times, Sunday Times It should be an acute embarrassment to all concerned that there has been no comprehensive public investigation into the failures of the banking system, bank governance and the regulators. Times, Sunday Times The original acute episode usually lasts a few days, but repeated waves of inflammation and pustulation may follow. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Laboratory studies during the acute episode shows an elevated white blood cell count with a left shift and elevated platelet count and methemoglobinemia. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of these collections resolve on their own as the patient recovers from the acute episode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Acute episodes of sinusitis can also result from fungal invasion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have acute hearing, allowing them to locate sleeping animals, which they typically approach on foot. Times, Sunday Times It's too painful for them or, like my son, they could have acute hearing. ST The tympanal organs of some insects are extremely sensitive, offering acute hearing beyond that of most other animals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ears of troodontids were also unusual among theropods, having extremely enlarged middle ear cavities, indicating acute hearing ability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have acute hearing and can detect the approaching swoop of an owl or the movements of a snake. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are several factors that might elevate blood results, such as genetic disposition, natural biological variation, analyser error, altitude exposure and acute illness. Times, Sunday Times Immunity should be present straight after the acute illness when symptoms have disappeared. The Sun For acute illness, that makes no sense. Times, Sunday Times Worse may happen in an acute illness, with perhaps only five minutes being offered for an urgent appointment. Times, Sunday Times In the throes of an acute illness, sometimes that's all we are able to see. Times, Sunday Times After the acute infection has settled, low-dose antibiotics should prevent recurrences, but speak to your hospital wound nurse for further advice. The Sun In the case of varicella zoster virus, after an initial acute infection (chickenpox) the virus lies dormant until reactivated as herpes zoster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most cases of acute infection are not associated with jaundice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, shedding beyond the interval of acute infection has not been demonstrated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Blood cultures are often performed in people with fever and evidence of acute infection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tendonitis (acute inflammation of tendon) and tendonosis (chronic tendonitis in which collagen can form around the tendon) in the knee are 'wear and tear' issues that players face. Times, Sunday Times The classical signs of acute inflammation are pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once a tumor has penetrated or perforated hollow viscera, acute inflammation of the peritoneum appears, inducing severe abdominal pain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In acute inflammation, these proteins prove beneficial, however in chronic inflammation they can contribute to amyloidosis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Patients may find them helpful for reducing swelling and pain once the acute inflammation subsides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later still, ornamentation teased the ear just when it was in most acute need of diversion. Times, Sunday Times Despite the acute need for new colonies of bees, there can be restrictions on where hives can be sited. Times, Sunday Times It has positioned itself as an obstacle to charities that are, at this time, in particularly acute need of funds and it has created a genuine constraint on giving. Times, Sunday Times Starting in the 1950s, the bay was seen as a resource for the city to cover the acute need for free land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People in acute need of housing can turn to the municipality for help if they are without possibilities to solve their own housing problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rationally, he was dead, emotionally he wasn't, and, being an acute observer, she wrote a book about it. Times, Sunday Times Brown was an acute observer of such incongruities. Times, Sunday Times He was an acute observer of nature and a gentleman. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A few acute observers nicknamed this phantom money windhandel (literally 'wind trade'), so much hot air. Times, Sunday Times It should be considered an emergency if a patient develops acute onset anisocoria. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The early, acute onset took five minutes, and the effect could last for 120 minutes or longer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, acute onset of the condition has also been reported as well as episodic aphasia. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With acute onset, some individuals remember the exact time and place of their first experience of depersonalization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It must always be considered in those with acute onset of shortness of breath owing to its high risk of mortality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Crucially, the team has done ground-breaking work, using scanners, on the presence of acute pain in minimally conscious patients. Times, Sunday Times In acute pain — such as toothache - ibuprofen tends to be more effective than paracetamol, and both work better than aspirin. Times, Sunday Times Whether the same conclusions hold true for chronic pain, or for acute pain in other parts of the body, remains unknown. Times, Sunday Times Going on with the show despite being in acute pain. Times, Sunday Times He has also undergone surgery to repair damage to his spine caused by an aircraft crash in 2010, which has sometimes left him in acute pain. Times, Sunday Times Then one day he got an attack of acute pancreatitis and died on the table at Roosevelt. WHEN THE SACRED GINMILL CLOSES (1986) Several deleterious intra-acinar phenomena are simultaneously triggered on initiating acute pancreatitis. 2013, 'Src Dependent Pancreatic Acinar Injury Can Be Initiated Independent of an Increase in Cytosolic Calcium', PLoS ONE Four patients experienced serious complications, including hypercalcaemic crisis, acute pancreatitis, and eclampsia. 2017, 'Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Primary Hyperparathyroidism during Pregnancy', International Journal of Endocrinology Here we report two cases of parkinsonian patients who suffered acute pancreatitis. 2017, 'Acute pancreatitis in two patients with Parkinson's disease', Cogent Medicine For people in the acute phase of infection, who are symptomatic, they seem to be adequate. Times,Sunday Times This was predictable - but we do not have enough beds to look after them in the acute phase and certainly not in the longer term as social carers. Times, Sunday Times The presence or increased concentrations of acute phase proteins, particularly fibrinogen, results in enhanced erythrocyte aggregation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The acute phase lasts for the first few weeks or months of infection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If symptoms develop during the acute phase, they usually resolve spontaneously within three to eight weeks in approximately 90% of individuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's an acute problem that requires an acute solution. Times, Sunday Times This acute problem in social care has merely thrown a chronic one into sharp relief. Times,Sunday Times He said that the 'acute problem' in finding experts may have been exacerbated by cuts to legal aid fees. Times, Sunday Times I cannot recall an occasion when information that was not available from the patient, relatives or ambulance personnel would have been vital in dealing with an acute problem. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes it can be an acute problem, for example hypertensive emergency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some have no smell or taste, are soluble in water and can cause an acute reaction within hours. Times, Sunday Times This can be best understood by the expression 'going numb with shock' where the person shows no acute reaction to what they are witnessing or experiencing. Times, Sunday Times Warm moistened air was used gently, to simulate the alien breathing down your neck; and forcefully, to induce a more acute reaction from the audience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Studies support the safety of antivenom, with around a 5% chance of an acute reaction, 12% of anaphylaxis and 10% chance of a delayed reaction due to serum sickness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Temporary anxiety, fear and stress are normal, but when such acute reactions become chronic they can wreak havoc on immune, metabolic and cardiovascular systems, and the brain. Times, Sunday Times He was no less inspiring as a conductor, with a great hand technique and an acute sense of rhythm. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Finishing this splendid and intelligent story, as with all great fiction, brings an acute sense of loss. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We know right from wrong and have an acute sense of justice. The Sun (2009) They are well equipped, better armed and have a more acute sense of counter-insurgency tactics. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They can also detect low blood pressure and predict seizures, thanks to their acute sense of smell. The Sun (2014) He reads and infers their emotional states with acute sensitivity. The Times Literary Supplement She said that she tended to get her ideas for stories from her acute sensitivity to places. Times, Sunday Times Hall's writing manages to combine acute sensitivity and daring. Times, Sunday Times They will have to display acute sensitivity to the political mood both nationally and internationally. Times, Sunday Times He would wake up every morning with a headache; he struggled with his vision and an acute sensitivity to 'light, noise and everything around'. Times, Sunday Times So at least with international management there were months between the acute stress. Times, Sunday Times Neither condition was life threatening, but the cause given by doctors was unexpected: acute stress. Times, Sunday Times At a time of acute stress like this, such novels come into their own. Times,Sunday Times Acute stress deals with the pressures of the near future or dealing with the very recent past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One person was lightly wounded and a second was treated for acute stress reaction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are the acute symptoms of a prison system in crisis. Times, Sunday Times Pastors offer appropriate care for acute symptoms, but they want most of all to trace the symptom trail to the source. Christianity Today That makes me wary of submitting to the treatment available for dystonia, which, at best, helps to contain only the most acute symptoms. Times, Sunday Times I had suggested a short course of simple analgesia for the acute symptoms, followed by appropriate exercise, avoidance of precipitating activity and attention to good posture. Times, Sunday Times Five of the subjects convulsed, and the others recovered when returned to normal pressure following the appearance of acute symptoms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We were used to seeing acute trauma, and we were used to seeing major burns. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps it was a psychological scar, acute trauma and stress. Christianity Today This may include acute trauma from falling objects such as trees, or cold weather injury to extremities due to frostbite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Moreover, he believes that the infotech revolution poses a particularly acute, existential challenge to capitalism. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Recruitment problems are particularly acute in maths, physics, computer science and design and technology. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This problem has become particularly acute in our own country. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990) The problems are particularly acute where holidays have been booked independently. The Sun (2009) The problems were particularly acute in the crucial area of expenditure allocation and budget formulation. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Translations: Chinese: 严峻的 Japanese: 激しい |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。