critic

noun
🔊/ˈkrɪtɪk/
🔊/ˈkrɪtɪk/
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  1. a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc.批评家;评论家;评论员
    • a film/an art/a music critic电影/艺术/音乐评论家
    • Bradley Cooper's gripping performance has been praised by critics.布拉德利·库珀(Bradley Cooper)出色的表现受到评论家的好评。
    • The critics loved the movie.评论家喜爱这部电影。🔊🔊
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    • Critics described the paintings as worthless rubbish.评论家把那些油画形容为一文不值的垃圾。
    • Some critics are calling him ‘the new De Niro’.一些评论家称他为“新德尼罗”。
    • The film was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism.评论家把这部电影誉为现实主义的杰作。
    • The play was panned by critics.该剧受到评论家的严厉批评。
    • He's a restaurant critic for ‘The Times’.他在《泰晤士报》写餐厅评论文章。
    • Several literary critics wrote unflattering reviews of her first novel.几位文学评论家对她的第一本小说发表了不客气的评论。
    Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Literature and writingb2, Jobsb2, Film and theatreb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • great
    • incisive
    critic + verb
    • hail something
    • praise something
    • rave
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  2. a person who expresses dislike of somebody/something and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly批评者;挑剔的人
    • She has become one of the ruling party's most outspoken critics.她已经成为执政党最直言不讳的批评家之一。
    • a harsh/fierce/vocal critic严厉/凶猛/声音批评家
    • critic of something/somebody a critic of private healthcare对私营医疗保健服务持批评态度的人
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    • Critics point out that poverty still exists.批评者指出贫穷仍然存在。
    • He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry.他现在是核工业的主要批评者。
    • I am my own worst critic.我是自己最苛刻的批评者。
    • She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong.她在找机会证明批评她的人是错的。
    • She is one of her husband's severest critics.她是丈夫最严厉的批评者之一。
    • an outspoken critic of government policy直言不讳地批评政府政策的人
    Topics Opinion and argumentb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bitter
    • fierce
    • harsh
    verb + critic
    • answer
    • respond to
    • defend yourself against
    critic + verb
    • accuse somebody
    • argue something
    • believe something
    preposition
    • critic of
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  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’.