There is an acute shortage of water.

水严重短缺。

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Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.

过高的房价使穷人负担得起的房源严重短缺。

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Dogs have an acute sense of smell.

狗的嗅觉灵敏。

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Israel says it allows enough basic supplies through its border crossings to avoid an acute humanitarian crisis.

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He said that although Burma exports rice, food scarcity is an acute problem in several regions, and nearly five million people are in need of food aid.

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An acute fall in defence spending and government expenditures hurt economic output, said the department.

BBC: US economy ekes out 0.4% growth in fourth quarter

There's an acute food shortage and many farmers will miss the winter cropping season.

BBC: Agencies warn of acute Pakistan floods relief shortfall

He was inspired by a patient with sarcoma who recovered after suffering an acute bacterial infection.

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