critical, acute, urgent

形容詞 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
   同義詞：vital
5. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
   同義詞：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.
   現(xiàn)在企業(yè)的改革正處在緊要關(guān)頭。
2. We have come to the critical moment.
   現(xiàn)在到了緊要關(guān)頭。
3. I think the chastisement to him is too critical.
   我認(rèn)為對(duì)他的懲罰太嚴(yán)厲了。
4. The inquiry was critical of her work.
   該項(xiàng)調(diào)查對(duì)她的工作提出了批評(píng)。
5. Why are you always so critical?
   你怎么總是這樣吹毛求疵？
6. In the current critical climate her work is not popular.
   在當(dāng)前評(píng)論風(fēng)氣影響下，她的作品不怎么受歡迎。

crit.i.cal

adj.Abbr. crit.（形容詞）縮寫 crit.
Inclined to judge severely and find fault.
愛挑剔的：傾向于進(jìn)行嚴(yán)厲批判和找岔的
Characterized by careful, exact evaluation and judgment:
有判斷的：評(píng)價(jià)和判斷細(xì)致的并且確切的：
例句：
a critical reading.
有判斷力的閱讀

Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics or criticism:
批評(píng)的：包含、涉及或代表批評(píng)家們或批評(píng)的：
例句：
critical acclaim; a critical analysis of Melville`s writings.
批評(píng)的喝彩；對(duì)米爾維勒作品的批判性分析

Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive:
重要的，關(guān)鍵的：形成或具有轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)性質(zhì)的；關(guān)鍵性的或決定性的：
例句：
a critical point in the campaign.
活動(dòng)中最重要的一點(diǎn)

Of or relating to a medical crisis:
危急的：屬于或關(guān)系到病情急轉(zhuǎn)的：
例句：
an illness at the critical stage.
處于危險(xiǎn)期的疾病

Being or relating to a grave physical condition especially of a patient.
嚴(yán)重的：尤指病人處于或涉及到嚴(yán)重的身體狀況的
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.
計(jì)劃中的必要條件；對(duì)家庭的安康絕對(duì)有必要的第二收入

Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency:
嚴(yán)重的：處于或接近危機(jī)或緊急狀況的：
例句：
a critical shortage of food.
嚴(yán)重短缺食物

Fraught with danger or risk; perilous.
充滿危險(xiǎn)的，充滿冒險(xiǎn)的；瀕臨毀滅的
Mathematics Of or relating to a point at which a curve has a maximum, minimum, or point of inflection.
【數(shù)學(xué)】 臨界的：屬于或關(guān)系到曲線最大、最小或回折點(diǎn)的一個(gè)點(diǎn)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:
【化學(xué)】 【物理學(xué)】 臨界的：屬于或關(guān)系到質(zhì)量、性能或現(xiàn)象發(fā)生突然變化的諸如溫度等的測(cè)量值的：
例句：
A critical temperature of water is 00=C, its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.
在標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大氣壓力下，水的沸點(diǎn)為00=C

Physics Capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction.
【物理學(xué)】 臨界的：能夠維持鏈?zhǔn)胶朔磻?yīng)的

【引伸】
crit.ically
adv.（副詞）
crit.icalness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>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.:
這些形容詞共有的中心意思是.傾向或有發(fā)現(xiàn)和強(qiáng)調(diào)錯(cuò)誤和缺陷的.：
例句：
a critical attitude;
愛挑剔的態(tài)度；

例句：
a captious pedant;
吹毛求疵的空談家；

例句：
censorious of petty failings;
愛挑剔小缺點(diǎn)的；

例句：
an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor;
一個(gè)過(guò)度苛刻和挑剔的導(dǎo)師；

例句：
hypercritical of colloquial speech. uncritical
對(duì)口語(yǔ)過(guò)于苛求的 uncritical