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make strictures on/against sth
作“严厉批评”讲时，stricture 常用复数，跟介词 on 或 against。
The report makes strictures on the government's handling of the crisis.
这份报告对政府应对危机的方式提出了严厉批评。
严厉批评；指责
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严厉批评；指责
severe criticism
The report makes strictures on the government's handling of the crisis.
这份报告对政府应对危机的方式提出了严厉批评。
对行为、行动或思想的限制状态。
A general state of restrictiveness on behavior, action, or ideology.
严厉的批评或评论。
A sternly critical remark or review.
体内管道或导管异常狭窄,狭窄。
Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
辅音发音时的接触程度。
The degree of contact, in consonants.
The book's main stricture is that the plan ignores the needs of local residents.
这本书的主要批评是，该计划忽视了当地居民的需求。
Her strictures on the new policy surprised the whole team.
她对新政策的批评让整个团队感到意外。
Despite the stricture from the editor, she kept the unusual opening paragraph.
尽管编辑提出了批评，她还是保留了那个不同寻常的开头段落。
作“严厉批评”讲时，stricture 常用复数，跟介词 on 或 against。
The report makes strictures on the government's handling of the crisis.
这份报告对政府应对危机的方式提出了严厉批评。
复数形式 strictures 也可表示“限制、束缚”，of 后接来源。
They were tired of the strictures of corporate life.
他们厌倦了企业生活的种种束缚。
在医学语境中，stricture 指管道或器官的异常狭窄，常与 in 连用。
The doctor diagnosed a stricture in his esophagus.
医生诊断出他的食管有一处狭窄。
Not this
The stricture of the building is strong.
Use this
The structure of the building is strong.
stricture 意为“指责；狭窄”，与 structure（结构）拼写相近但意思不同；此处指建筑结构，应用 structure。
Not this
He made several stricture about my work.
Use this
He made several strictures about my work.
stricture 是可数名词，复数形式为 strictures；在 several 后应用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…提出严厉批评
The report leveled strictures at the company's failure to report the accident.
这份报告对该公司未报告事故一事提出了严厉批评。
对…加以指责
The judge made strictures on the lawyer's conduct.
法官对律师的行为提出了指责。
对…的严厉批评
Her editorial contained strictures against the government's immigration policy.
她的社论包含了对政府移民政策的严厉批评。
面临严厉批评
The company faced strictures from consumer groups over its pricing.
这家公司因定价问题面临消费者团体的严厉批评。
Use stricture naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一位strict（严格的）考官，用尖刻的话对你劈头盖脸指责——这就是stricture（严厉的批评）。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式的书面评论或批评文章、学术或文学讨论、正式演讲或官方声明 stricture 作“严厉批评”讲时通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在文学评论、学术文章或正式讲话中；日常口语中较少见。
注：stricture /ˈstrɪktʃə/ 与 picture /ˈpɪktʃə/ 真正押韵，两者都以 /ɪktʃə/ 结尾。其他以 -ture 结尾的词虽然拼写相似且都以 /tʃə/ 结尾，但元音不同（lecture /ˈlektʃə/、culture /ˈkʌltʃə/、fracture /ˈfræktʃə/、structure /ˈstrʌktʃə/、mixture /ˈmɪkstʃə/），是形近音异词，不要把它们当作 stricture 的同韵词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.