critical
英 ['kr?t?k(?)l]
美['kr?t?kl]
- adj. 鑒定的；[核] 臨界的；批評的，愛挑剔的；危險的；決定性的；評論的
英英釋意
- 1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws;
- "a critical attitude"
- 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;
- "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"
- "critical mass"
- "go critical"
- 3. characterized by careful evaluation and judgment;
- "a critical reading"
- "a critical dissertation"
- "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
- 4. urgently needed; absolutely necessary;
- "a critical element of the plan"
- "critical medical supplies"
- "vital for a healthy society"
- "of vital interest"
- 5. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis;
- "a critical point in the campaign"
- "the critical test"
- 6. being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency;
- "a critical shortage of food"
- "a critical illness"
- "an illness at the critical stage"
- 7. of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism;
- "critical acclaim"
