[VERB 动词]批评；指责；批判 If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
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His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children...
他母亲很少指责他或她的任何孩子。
The minister criticised the police for failing to come up with any leads...
部长批评警方没能找到任何线索。
The regime has been harshly criticized for serious human rights violations.
该政府因为严重侵犯人权而受到强烈指责。
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criti·cize★( BrE also-ise )/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz; NAmEˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/verb1★[intransitive , transitive ]to say that you disapprove of sb/sth; to say what you do not like or think is wrong about sb/sth 批评；批判；挑剔；指责◆All you ever do is criticize!你就只知道批评！criticizesb/sth ◆The decision was criticized by environmental groups.这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。criticizesb/sth for sth ◆The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.政府因没有认真对待这个问题而受到指责。OPP
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2★[transitive ]criticizesth ( BrE) to judge the good and bad qualities of sth 评论；评价◆We were taught how to criticize poems.我们学习了怎样评论诗歌。criticisecriticisedcriticisescriticisingcriticizecriticizedcriticizescriticizingcriti·cize/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz; NAmEˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/
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criticizecrit‧i‧cize (also criticise British English) /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ ●●●W3 verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faultsOPP praise: Ron does nothing but criticize and complain all the time.be strongly/sharply/heavily criticized The decision has been strongly criticized by teachers. The new law has been widely criticized.criticize somebody/something for (doing) something He has been criticized for incompetence. Doctors have criticized the government for failing to invest enough in the health service.criticize somebody/something as something The report has been criticized as inaccurate and incomplete.2[transitive] formal to express judgments about the good and bad qualities of something: We look at each other’s work and criticize it.COLLOCATIONSadverbsstrongly/severely/heavily criticize somebody/something· Public transport has been severely criticized in the report.sharply/harshly/fiercely criticize somebody/something (=in an angry way)· His attorney sharply criticized the police yesterday.be widely criticized· The proposal was widely criticized.publicly criticize somebody/something· The head coach publicly criticized the referee’s decision.roundly criticize somebody/something (=strongly and severely)· Their research has been roundly criticized.openly criticize somebody/something (=in a public and direct way)· They openly criticized the government’s handling of the crisis.repeatedly/frequently/constantly criticize· The fashion industry is frequently criticized for presenting extremely thin models as beautiful.phrasesbe quick to criticize somebody/something· Some groups were quick to criticize the president.criticize somebody/something on the grounds that (=for the reason that)· The survey was criticized on the grounds that the sample was too small.THESAURUScriticize to say what you think is bad about someone or something: · He was criticized for not being tough enough with the terrorists.· Stop criticizing my friends!· It’s easy to criticize, but not so easy to offer helpful solutions.be critical of somebody/something to criticize someone or something, especially by giving detailed reasons for this: · The report was highly critical of the police investigation.· The press have been critical of his leadership style.attack to criticize someone or something very strongly, especially publicly in the newspapers, on TV etc: · They attacked the government’s decision to undertake nuclear weapons tests.lay into somebody/tear into somebody to criticize someone very strongly for something they have done, especially by shouting at them: · He started laying into one of his staff for being late.tear somebody/something to shreds to find a lot of things wrong with someone’s arguments or ideas and make them seem very weak: · The prosecution will tear him to shreds.pan to strongly criticize a film, play etc in the newspapers, on TV etc: · Her first movie was panned by the critics.be pilloried especially written to be strongly criticized by a lot of people in the newspapers, on TV etc: · He was pilloried in the right-wing press.condemn to say very strongly in public that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think they are morally wrong: · Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.to criticize unfairlyfind fault with somebody/something to criticize things that you think are wrong with something, especially small and unimportant things: · He’s quick to find fault with other people’s work.pick holes in something informal to criticize something by finding many small faults in it, in a way that seems unreasonable and unfair: · Why are you always picking holes in my work?knock to criticize someone or something, in an unfair and unreasonable way: · I know it’s fashionable to knock Tony Blair, but I think he did a good job.slag off British English informal to criticize someone in an unfair and unpleasant way: · He’s always slagging you off behind your back.
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