(1)批评的，挑剔的(inclined to find faults or judge severely) [A(of)]： He is very～of/about others' handwriting.他对别人的书写很挑剔。Don't be so～of others/his work/his statement.对别人/他的工作/他的陈述不要这么挑剔。Why is he always so～? 他怎么总是这么吹毛求疵? adopt a more～attitude towards apartheid对种族隔离采取更为严厉的批评态度;a～remark/eye/report挑剔的意见/批评的眼光/挑剔的报导;〖同〗faultfinding，fussy;〖反〗uncritical，approving，complimentary;

(2)批评(评论)的(of the art of evaluating and judging the quality of sth，esp works of literature，art，music，etc)[作attrib][无comp]：～writings on art/essays on literature/articles on a film/opinions on a play艺术评论著作/文学评论论文/电影评论文章/对一个剧的批评意见;write several～works on Shakespeare写了几部评论莎士比亚的作品;a～account of sb's poems一篇对某人诗作的评论;receive～acclaim受到评论家的称赞;

(3)危急的，严重的;关键的，紧要的(extremely serious or dangerous;decisive)：It's(We are)at a～time in our life/moment in our history/period in the nation's economy.这正是(我们正处于)我们一生中/我们历史上/国家经济的危机时刻。a～wound/injury/illness危重的创伤/伤害/疾病;～condition/weakness危急的状况/严重的弱点;a～need for land对土地的迫切需求;a～shortage of food极度缺少食物;The situation has become～.局势变得严峻了。Her help was～/of～importance during the emergency.她的帮助在那紧急时刻至关重要。Her condition is～.她的病情危急。in～condition处于危急之中;〖同〗decisive，serious，urgent，pressing，dangerous;〖反〗uncritical;

(4)审慎的，评判的(marked by careful evaluation and judgement)：～reading审读;a～thinker/writer/analysis有判断力的思想家/作家/分析;It takes years to develop one's～ability.经过多年才能培养起一个人的判断能力。〖同〗judging，analytical;〖反〗uncritical，unanalytical;

(5)临界的((in science) of，being，or related to a fixed value as of pressure， temperature， etc， at which a substance changes suddenly)[无comp]：～pressure/temperature/angle/point/state/volume/mass 临界压力/温度/角/点/状态/体积/物质;go～达到临界状态;

←′critic n 批评(指摘)者;批评(评论)家;

→′critically adv 批判地，危急地