Vietnamese English Dictionary

Tiếng Việt - English

nhọn in English:

1. pointed pointed


When I was asked by an old man where the church was, I pointed it out.
The teacher pointed her finger at me and asked me to go with her.
Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.
He pointed out that the plan would cost a lot of money.
That report was important because it pointed out all the errors the committee had made.
pointed stick
And he pointed to a bunch of high grass.
He pointed out how important it is to observe the law.
The police officer pointed his pistol at the criminal, who, in turn, held his pistol directly pointed at the officer. Neither had the advantage, the position was a stalemate.
The girl snapped up the package and pointed to a little old man standing beside her.
As children are known to emulate the values of adults, it is often pointed out such "education mamas" instill a warped sense of values in their children.
It is often pointed out that smoking is a danger to health.
He's got a long, pointed chin.
Once, when I went to my friend Kawai's house, he fired a pistol. He thought it was not loaded and pointed it at my mouth, but it was and the bullet grazed my ear before hitting the closet.
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.

2. acute acute


acute respiratory distress
For men who are single parents, the issue is especially acute.
acute pain
But what if your anxiety is sustained and acute?
Forecasters classified it a bomb cyclone for its acute drop in atmospheric pressure.
This city will suffer from an acute water shortage unless it rains soon.
An acute lack of funds is holding up the plan.
How did it go? "They said it was acute appendicitis."
I am touched by the girl's acute sensitivity.
Communities afflicted with acute destitution are additionally confronted with illiteracy, life in appalling conditions and infectious diseases decimating the indigenous populations.
The problem is most acute in...
The question of world hunger will become much more acute
Grace has acute alcohol poisoning
He's a chain-smoker. He suffers acute anxiety if he has to last for an hour without a cigarette
She felt acute embarrassment/anxiety/concern at his behaviour.