critical

critical, acute, urgent

形容词 critical:

1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
2. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction
3. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
4. urgently needed; absolutely necessary
   同义词：vital
5. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
   同义词：decisive
6. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
7. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

1. The reforms of enterprises are now at the critical moment.
   现在企业的改革正处在紧要关头。
2. We have come to the critical moment.
   现在到了紧要关头。
3. I think the chastisement to him is too critical.
   我认为对他的惩罚太严厉了。
4. The inquiry was critical of her work.
   该项调查对她的工作提出了批评。
5. Why are you always so critical?
   你怎么总是这样吹毛求疵？
6. In the current critical climate her work is not popular.
   在当前评论风气影响下，她的作品不怎么受欢迎。

crit.i.cal

adj.Abbr. crit.（形容词）缩写 crit.
Inclined to judge severely and find fault.
爱挑剔的：倾向于进行严厉批判和找岔的
Characterized by careful, exact evaluation and judgment:
有判断的：评价和判断细致的并且确切的：
例句：
a critical reading.
有判断力的阅读

Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics or criticism:
批评的：包含、涉及或代表批评家们或批评的：
例句：
critical acclaim; a critical analysis of Melville`s writings.
批评的喝彩；对米尔维勒作品的批判性分析

Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive:
重要的，关键的：形成或具有转折点性质的；关键性的或决定性的：
例句：
a critical point in the campaign.
活动中最重要的一点

Of or relating to a medical crisis:
危急的：属于或关系到病情急转的：
例句：
an illness at the critical stage.
处于危险期的疾病

Being or relating to a grave physical condition especially of a patient.
严重的：尤指病人处于或涉及到严重的身体状况的
Indispensable; essential:
必不可少的；必需的：
例句：
a critical element of the plan; a second income that is critical to the family`s well-being.
计划中的必要条件；对家庭的安康绝对有必要的第二收入

Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency:
严重的：处于或接近危机或紧急状况的：
例句：
a critical shortage of food.
严重短缺食物

Fraught with danger or risk; perilous.
充满危险的，充满冒险的；濒临毁灭的
Mathematics Of or relating to a point at which a curve has a maximum, minimum, or point of inflection.
【数学】 临界的：属于或关系到曲线最大、最小或回折点的一个点的
Chemistry Physics Of or relating to the value of a measurement, such as temperature, at which an abrupt change in a quality, property, or state occurs:
【化学】 【物理学】 临界的：属于或关系到质量、性能或现象发生突然变化的诸如温度等的测量值的：
例句：
A critical temperature of water is 00=C, its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.
在标准大气压力下，水的沸点为00=C

Physics Capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction.
【物理学】 临界的：能够维持链式核反应的

【引伸】
crit.ically
adv.（副词）
crit.icalness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>critical,captious,censorious,faultfinding,hypercriticalThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .tending or marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.:
这些形容词共有的中心意思是.倾向或有发现和强调错误和缺陷的.：
例句：
a critical attitude;
爱挑剔的态度；

例句：
a captious pedant;
吹毛求疵的空谈家；

例句：
censorious of petty failings;
爱挑剔小缺点的；

例句：
an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor;
一个过度苛刻和挑剔的导师；

例句：
hypercritical of colloquial speech. uncritical
对口语过于苛求的 uncritical