大学英语：critical adj.involving making fair,careful judgments about the good and bad qualities of somebo

　　eg:Try to develop a more critical attitude,instead of accepting everything at face value.要学会对一切事物一丝不苟,而不要注重表面现象.

　　其他用法：of or at a crisis;decisive;crucial危机中的;危急时刻的;决定性的;关键的

　　eg:We are at a critical time in our history.我们正处于历史的紧要关头。

　　衍生：criticize,criticise vt.

　　①~sb/sth(for sth)point out the faults of sb/sth批评某人[某事物];挑剔;非难

　　eg:Stop criticizing(my work)!别再挑剔(我那作品)了!

　　②form and express a judgment on(a work of art,literature,etc)评论(艺术﹑文学等作品)

　　eg:teaching students how to criticize poetry向学生讲授评论诗歌的方法

　　criticism n.looking for faults;pointing out faults批评