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单词 criticize
释义
criticize
verb
(UKusuallycriticise)
uk
/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.saɪz/us
/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪ.saɪz/
B2[I,Toften passive]
toexpressdisapprovalof someone or something:
批评，批判；指责
Thegovernmentis beingwidelycriticized in themediaforfailingtolimitairpollution.政府因未能控制空气污染而受到媒体的广泛批评。
We'll getnowhereif all you can do is criticize.如果你只会一味地指责，我们什么也谈不成。
Synonyms
attack(CRITICIZE)
castigateformal
censureformal
chastise(CRITICIZE)formal
condemn
damn(BLAME)
decryformal
denounce(CRITICIZE)
excoriateformal
railformal
revileformal
slaminformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to show disapproval of someone or something
  • criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis.
  • attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted.
  • condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
  • denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
  • come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds.
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[T]
to give anopinionorjudgmentabout abook,film, etc.:
评论，评判（书、影片等）
We're agroupofartistswhomeettodiscussideasand criticize each other'swork.我们是一帮碰了面就讨论问题、互相评论彼此作品的艺术家。
More examples
  • If I criticize him, he getsaggressiveandstartsshouting.
  • He was underattackfordaringto criticize theprimeminister.
  • It doesn't do to criticizeyourparents.
  • Shegrudginglyadmittedthat she had beenwrongto criticize him.
  • I've beensloggingmygutsout these past fewweeksand all he can do is criticize.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Disapproving & criticizing
  • anathematize
  • animadversion
  • aspersion
  • assail
  • aw
  • backbite
  • criticism
  • deprecate
  • dim
  • fault
  • niggle
  • nitpick
  • opprobrious
  • peanut gallery
  • people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
  • personalization
  • personalize
  • philippic
  • sarky
  • tear
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(Definition ofcriticizefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

criticize| American Dictionary

criticize
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈkrɪt̬·əˌsɑɪz/
toexpressdisagreementwith ordisapprovalof something or someone:
[I/T]It’s a loteasierto criticize (aplan) than toofferusefulsuggestions.
(Definition ofcriticizefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcriticize

criticize
All sorts of wrong ways of doing things and destructive acts were exposed and criticized, and ideological problems were clarified.
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However, advocates have criticized the amendments for not doing enough for ordinary consumers and continue to demand further changes to the court system.
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Numerous sets of cases have been proposed and criticized by linguists and computational linguists.
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They were expected to take part, but they were also criticized for doing so.
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If that decision is perceived as incor rectly applying the rule, it may be criticized for its failure.
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Furthermore, members of the community (and perhaps even outsiders) are criticized for failing to in the appropriate conditions.
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Although he expressed dissatisfaction with the existing poor law and its administration, the report's proposals were criticized as undemocratic and bureaucratic.
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My own position is that value judgments can be rationally defended or criticized.
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Public benefits are sometimes criticized on grounds that they incur a large unfunded liability that future generations will have to meet.
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Similar contrasts figure in the other chapters, but, happily, their focus is more on demonstrating ethnomethodological inquiry than on criticizing other approaches.
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Yes, that is extreme, and such views can be criticized.
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By repeating our message frequently and criticizing policies and procedures, we established a record.
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The vocabulary taught is criticized as 'useless' and 'never used'.
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The above studies could be criticized on a number of methodological issues.
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In the late 1980s, and through the early 1990s, immigrant policies were criticized strongly, as government policies were seen as stigmatizing.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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