批评家；评论家；评论员：a musfc/theatre/Ziterary， etc. critic音乐、戏剧、文学等评论家◊ rhe critics toved the movie.评也家#爱这部电影。2 a person who expresses disapproval of sb/sth and talks about their bad equalities，especially publicly 批评者；挑剔的人： She is one of the ruling partyfs most outspoken critics. 她是最直言不讳地批评执政党的一个人。◊ a critic 〇/ pdvate Zieakh care对私乂i生無健持批评态度的人 critical IHr/'kritikl/ adj.

►                 EXPRESVNG DISAPPROVAL * 4UV^^1~(ofsb/sth) expressing disapproval of sb/sth and saying what you think is bad about them批评的；批判性挑剔的：a critical comment/rejport 批判性囟评论 / 被 ii ◊ 77ie supervisor is ahvays very criticai•主管总是很挑剔。.◊ Tom’s parents were higWy criricaZ 〇/the schooL 汤姆的父 母对学校提出了强烈的批评。

►                 IMPORTANT 重要 2 extremely important because a future situation will be affected by it _重要的；_关键 的；‘至关紧要的 BS33 crucial : a critioi〖 Jtoctor in the decrion campaign竞选活动的关键因素◊ Reducing tevek of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical import- ance.减少大气层中的二氧化碳含量极其重要。◊ your decision is critical to our•你的决定对我们的将来 至关重要。.::.〇11〇1«31£53£1^11八11

►                 SERIOUS/DANGEROUS 丨{!:危险 3 serious, uncertain

and possibly dangerous严重的;不稳定的；可能有危险 的：The /irst 24 hours a/ter the operation are the most crfricai.病人手术后头24小时是最危险的。◊ a critiaif moment in our country's history  〇

One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condi- fion.大火的一位受害套依然病情危急。一see also

CRISIS ⑵

►                 MAK丨NG CAREFUL jUDGEMENTS 判断审卜 4 involving making fair, careful judgements about the good and bad qualities of sb/sth有判断力的；判断公正（或审 慎 > 的：Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without ques- tioning them.要鼓励学生培养判断力，而非不加质疑地接 受各种观存〇

►                 OF ART/MUSIC/BOOKS, ETC. Z ^ ,泛乐、：书! A// 5 [only before noun] according to the judgement of critics of art, music, literature, etc.根据（艺术、音乐、文学等）评论 家的 i丰论：the 知爪 director’s greatest criticd success 那 &电影导演从评论界获得的最大成功◊仿her day she never received the critical acclaim (= praise from the critics) she deserved.她一生从未受到ik评论家应当给她的 赞扬。► crit.ic.a丨.ly /-ikli/ odv.: She spoke critically of her }at/ier.她谈到父条时0有微词。◊ ffe is crfticaHy iH m intensive care.他病得很重，正处于特护之中。0 1 Zoofced at mysd/critica办 in the mirror.我对着镜子，挑 易;打量(着自己。

• critical ’mass now/? 物）the smallest amount of

a substance that is needed for a nuclear chain reac- tion to take place (核链式反应的）临界质量

.critical 'path noun [sing.] (technical Tltif) the order of work that should be followed to complete a project as fast and as cheaply as possible《又快又省完J^；项目必须 的）关键程序

critical 'theory noun [u] a way of thinking about and examining culture and literature by considering the social, historical, and ideological forces that affect it and make it the way it is批评理论，批判理论（指从社

会、历史和意识形态力量所产生的影响的角度来思考和探 讨1文_化f文学）

Criti-Cism tHi /'kritisizam/ noun 1 [U, C] ~ (of sb/sth) | ~ (that ...) the act of expressing disapproval of sb/sth and opinions about their faults or bad qualities; a statement showing disapproval 批评； 批判；责备；指责：The pkm has attracted criticism consumer groups•这项计划引起了各消费者组织的 指责。◊. rhere was widespread criticism 〇/ the govern­ment’s fumeffing 〇/the disaster. 政府对灾难兩 处理方式遭 到了普遍的批评。◊ Peopie in puWic 丨诉 must aZways be open to criticism (= willing to accept being criticized). 公众人物必须随时准备接受批评。◊ Ben i5 very sensitive, he j’uit «m’t take criticism•本很敏感，简直接受不了 批评。◊ to o#er sb constructive criticism (= that is meant to be helpful) _提出建设性的批评意见◊ J didn’t mean it as ■ a criticism.我没養要责备的意思。◊

criticisms levelled at (= aimed at) journalists

〇 My only criticism of the house is that it is on a road.我对这座房子唯一的批评意见是它处于一 条大路上。EH3 praise 2 [U] the work or activity of making fair, carefiil judgements about the good and bad qualities of sb/sth, especially books, music, etc. (尤指对书、音乐等的）评论文章，评论：Htercwy criricis/ji文学批评

criti-cize 〇T» (er£ also ~ise) /'kritisaiz/ verb

►                 〜sb/sth (for sth) to say that you disapprove of sb/sth; to say what you do not like or think is wrong about sb/sth 批评；批判；挑剔；指责：[VN]rhe decision was criticized by environmental groups.这个决定受到 了环保 团体的批评。◊ T7i€ government has been criticized /or not tafcfng the probtem serfou办.政府因没有认真对待这 个问题而受到指责。◊ [V] AH you ever do is criticize/你就

批评！ EH3 praise 2 [VN] (8r£) to judge the good and bad qualities of sth 评论；评价：We were taught how to criticize poems.我们学4 了怎#评论诗歌。 cri-tique /kn'tirk/ noun, verb

nnoun a piece of written criticism of a set of ideas, a work of art, etc.评论；评论文章：a feminist critique of Freud’s theories从女权主义的条度对弗洛伊德理论娇作的 批评

mverb [VN] to write or give your opinion of, or reaction to, a set of ideas, a work of art, etc.写评论；对…发 表评论；评判：Her job involves critiquing designs by students.她的工作包括评判时装专业学生的

crit-ter /'krrta(r)/ noun [NAmE, informal) a living creature 生物：wiid critters野生的生‘ croak /krauk; NAmEkrouk/ verb, noun m verb 1 [V] to make a rough low sound, like the sound a frog makes发出（像青蛙的）低沉沙哑声；呱呱地叫

►                 to speak or say sth with a rough low voice 用低沉而 沙哑的声音说话：[V] I had a sore throat and cou丨onZy croafc.我喉&痛，只能哑着嗓子说话。◊ [VN] ffc managed to croafc a greeting.他勉强用沙哑的嗓音打招呼。[also V speech] 3 [V] (s/<ir?g) to die 死；咽气

潺 notrn a rougli low sound made in the throat, like the sound made by a frog (像青蛙发出的）低沉沙哑的声 音，呱呱的叫声

croaky /'krauki; NAmE 'krou-/ adj. {informal) (of sb7s voice 嗓音）deep and rough, especially because of a sore throat (因嗓子疼痛等而）低沉沙哑的 croc /krok; NAmE kra:k-/ noun {informal) = crocodile cro-chet/'kraujei; /S/^mf krou'Jei/ noun, verb mnoun [U] a way of making clothes, etc. from wool or cotton using a special thick needle with a hook at the end to make a pattern of connected threads 钩针编织 一 picture o knitting

mverb (cro-chet-ing, cro-chetec^ to make sth using crochet 用钩针编织：[VN] a crocheted shavW钩针编织的披肩 [also V}

crock /krok; NAmE kra:k/ noun 1 frocks [pi.] (old- cups, plates, dishes, etc.陶器；瓦器 2 [C] (o/d wse) a large pot made of baked clay■瓦罐；坛午

►                 [C] (8rf, /Vi/orma/) an old person 老家尽；老朽的人 4 [C] (8rf, /n/ormfl/) an old car in bad condition 破旧的汽车 ■ITTO1 a .crock of 'ishit (taboo, slang, especially NAm£) something that is not true 屁i;:胡说八—道一more at gold n.

crocked /krokt; NAmE kraikt/ adj. [not before noun] (AMwf，s/ang) drunk 喝醉了;醉醺醺 crock-ery /'krokari; NAmE 'kraik-/ noun [u] 1 (especially plates, cups，dishes, etc.陶器；瓦器 2 (AMmf) dishes, etc. that you use in the oven烤箱用的）碟， 盘，杯，碗

croco-clile/'krDkadail; NAmE'kraik-/ (also informal croc) noun 1 [C] a large reptile with a long tail, hard skin and very big jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and lakes in hot countries.鳄鱼 2 [U] crocodile skin made into leather (做成皮燊通）鳄鱼皮：crocodfie shoes 鳄鱼皮皮鞋 3 [C] (8rf) a long line of people, especially children, walking in pairs成对纵列行进的义（尤指.儿 童 > ICTI 'crocodile tears if sb sheds (= cries) croco-