[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]至关重要的;关键性的 If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
[oft ADJ to n]
He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself...
他手下有管理人员,但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。
...the most crucial election campaign for years...
几年来最重要的竞选活动
Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
消费者信心的提升对经济的复苏至关重要。
crucially
Chewing properly is crucially important...
正确的咀嚼方式是极其重要的。
Crucially, though, it failed to secure the backing of the banks.
然而重要的是,它没能获得银行的支持。
Oxford
cru·cial★AWL/ˈkruːʃl; NAmEˈkruːʃl/adjectiveextremely important, because it will affect other things 至关重要的;关键性的SYN
critical
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essential
◆a crucial factor/issue/decision关键性的因素╱问题╱决定◆topics of crucial importance至关重要的课题◆The next few weeks are going to be crucial.今后几个星期是关键。crucialto/for sth ◆Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company.赢得这份合同对这家公司的成败至关重要。crucialthat… ◆It is crucial thatwe get this right. 我们把这个问题弄明白是极其重要的。◆Parents play a crucial rolein preparing their child for school. 父母对孩子做好上学的准备起着至关重要的作用。◆He wasn't there at the crucial moment(= when he was needed most).紧要关头他却不在那里。☞synonyms at
something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything else depends on itSYN vitalcrucial to This aid money is crucial to the government’s economic policies.crucial in/to doing something The work of monks was crucial in spreading Christianity.play a crucial role/part in something The city of Mycenae played a crucial role in the history of Greece. The conservation of tropical forests is of crucial importance.► see thesaurus at
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—crucially adverbCOLLOCATIONSphrasesplay a crucial role/part in something· Parents play a crucial role in preparing their children for adult life.be of crucial importance· Good leadership is of crucial importance in motivating staff.adverbsabsolutely crucial· Technology has an absolutely crucial role in modern medicine.verbsprove crucial (=be crucial)· His appointment was to prove crucial to the organization’s success.remain crucial· Logging remains crucial to the country’s economy.regard/consider something as crucial· The city was regarded as crucial to the area’s defence.nounsa crucial factor/part/element· The cost of the project is the crucial factor.a crucial point· This was a crucial point in our relationship.a crucial question· She seemed to be trying to avoid the crucial question.a crucial issue· The study of consumer behaviour is a crucial issue in marketing.a crucial difference· There is a crucial difference between the British and American attitudes.a crucial moment/time· At the crucial moment, he withdrew the support of the army.a crucial stage· The peace talks are now at a crucial stage.a crucial decision/step· Choosing a career is a crucial decision to make.crucial information· The government did not publicize this crucial information.crucial evidence· The prosecution had forgotten one piece of crucial evidence.
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crucial
[ˈkru:ʃl]
CET4TEM4考研GREIELTS
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ADJ3010
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关键的(65%),决定性的(35%)
adj.重要的;决定性的;定局的;决断的
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