Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #1616
Fully loadedcritical
挑剔的；吹毛求疵的
Inclined to find fault or express disapproval.
- 1.
Inclined to find fault or criticize.
倾向于挑剔或批评的。
- 2.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
倾向于发现并指出错误和缺陷
- 3.
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
属于或表明危机或转折点的。
- 4.
at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
在某一性质或现象发生突变的点上,尤其是具有足够质量维持链式反应
- 5.
Extremely important.
极其重要的。
- 6.
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
以仔细评估和判断为特征
- 7.
Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
与批评或仔细分析相关的,如文学或电影评论。
- 8.
Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.
指患者病情涉及不稳定的生命体征,且预后预示病情可能恶化；或需要急症监护或重症监护医疗设施的紧急治疗的患者情况。
- 9.
In such a condition.
处于这种状况的。
- 10.
Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.
如果受干扰可能失控的,即稳定的反面。
- 11.
Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
指核反应或化学反应达到自持的临界点(如温度、试剂浓度等)。
- 12.
Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.
等于物质临界点温度的；即高于该温度物质不能液化的。
- 13.
Needing great discrimination to be correctly classified; easily confused.
需要仔细辨别才能正确分类的；容易混淆的。
至关重要的；关键的；病危的；危重的；病情不稳定的；转折性的；紧要关头的；批判性的；审慎的；评论的；批评的
In use
The teacher's critical comments helped me improve my writing.
This decision is critical to the success of the project.
The patient is in critical condition after the accident.
a critical attitude
a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
critical mass
go critical
a critical reading
a critical dissertation
Connections
Collocations
- critical of
- 对…批评的；挑剔的
- She is very critical of the government's new policy.她对政府的新政策非常挑剔。
- critical to
- 对…至关重要的
- Teamwork is critical to the success of this project.团队合作对这个项目的成功至关重要。
- critical condition
- 危急状况；病危
- The patient remains in critical condition after the surgery.手术后病人仍处于危急状况。
- critical thinking
- 批判性思维
- Critical thinking is an essential skill for university students.批判性思维是大学生必备的技能。
Idioms & figurative uses
- critical thinking
- 批判性思维The course encourages critical thinking about social issues.该课程鼓励对社会问题进行批判性思考。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
‘critical’像‘critic’(评论家)，关键时刻挑剔批评。
Context & Register
选择义项：关键的（至关重要）。语域：混合，多用于正式写作和重点讨论。场景：学术论文、商务报告、决策分析。注意：在非正式口语中较少用此义，更常见“批评的”含义。
Grammar Note
常用搭配 critical of，表示“对…批评/挑剔”；也可用 critical to 表示“对…至关重要”
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'typical', 'physical', and 'political' share a similar ending spelling with 'critical', but their pronunciations differ.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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