They were acutely aware of the difficulties.是什么意思？

They were acutely aware of the difficulties.

他们强烈地感到种种困难。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

acutely

adv. 尖锐地，剧烈地；

例句
He was acutely aware of the odour of cooking oil...
他闻到一股浓浓的油烟味。

aware

adj. 意识到的，知道的，觉察到的；

例句
He was acutely aware of the odour of cooking oil...
他闻到一股浓浓的油烟味。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

difficulties

n. 困难( difficulty的名词复数 )，难度，难事，麻烦；

例句
As the sanctions begin to bite there will be more political difficulties ahead...
随着制裁开始产生严重的负面影响，政治上将面临更多的困难。