crucial
adjective
uk/ˈkruː.ʃəl/us/ˈkruː.ʃəl/B2
extremelyimportantornecessary:
至关重要的;关键的;决定性的a crucialdecision/question至关重要的决定/问题
Herworkhas been crucialtothe project'ssuccess.她的工作对于这个项目的成功至关重要。
[+ that]It is crucialthattheproblemistackledimmediately.关键是要马上着手处理这一问题。
Synonyms
all-important
essential(NECESSARY)
vital(IMPORTANT)
- Price will be a crucialfactorin thesuccessof this newproduct.
- Themotifofbetrayalandlossis crucial in all thesestories.
- Theturningpointin herpoliticalcareercame when she waschosentofighta crucialby-election.
- During thetrial, theprosecutionwasaccusedofwithholdingcrucialevidencefrom thedefence.
- ThePanamaCanalprovidesa crucialshippinglinkbetween the Atlantic andPacificoceans.
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- marmoreal
- meaningful
- pressing
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- salient
- subtle