critic

Word family noun critic criticism criticalnesscriticastercriticizercritical massadjective critical ≠ uncritical criticizableverb criticize adverb critically ≠ uncritically

crit·ic /ˈkrɪtɪk/ W3 noun [countableC]

1 JUDGEsomeone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art, music, films etc 〔艺术、音乐、电影等的〕评论家，批评家 SYN reviewer

music/art/film/theatre/literary critic

a review by the theatre critic of the ‘Sunday Times’

《星期日泰晤士报》的戏剧评论员写的一篇评论

2 CRITICIZEsomeone who criticizes a person, organization, or idea 批评者

critic of

Critics of the scheme have said that it will not solve the problem of teenage crime.

此项计划的批评者说它解决不了青少年犯罪问题。

fierce/outspoken critic

an outspoken critic of the government

一名对政府直言不讳的批评者

3. armchair critic CRITICIZEsomeone who criticizes other people but who does not have any proper experience of the activity the other people are doing 空头批评家，闭门造车的批评家

Examples from the Corpus

armchair critic• And it has a billion armchair critics, so clothes do count.• I did not intend to foster more armchair critics of the public schools either.

n COLLOCATIONS

types of critic

a film/art/music etc critic

He became the chief music critic for the Herald Tribune.

a literary critic (=of books and other literature)

a theatre critic British EnglishBrE, a theater critic American EnglishAmE (=of plays)

a restaurant critic (=of the food, service etc in restaurants)

Being a restaurant critic sounds like a glamorous lifestyle.

a social critic (=of human society and its organizations)

Social critics have argued that television viewing decreases people's other social activities.

verbs

a critic attacks something

Many critics attacked Seurat’s paintings for their lack of colour.

a critic praises something

The play was highly praised by critics and the public.

a critic hails something/somebody as something (=describes someone or something as very good)

Critics hailed the film as a brilliant portrayal of American society at that time.

a critic pans something (also a critic slates something British EnglishBrE) (=criticizes something strongly)

The television series has been panned by critics.

Examples from the Corpus

critic• Daley accused critics of the city's Police Department of lying.• The Thatcher record since 1979 has been accompanied by a good deal of inflationary rhetoric from both supporters and critics.• He was viewed by critics as being secretive, arrogant and aloof, but supporters described him as progressive and effective.• Given the numbers of the disadvantaged, critics of Treasury ridicule the whole proposal.• Film critic Roger Ebert has a new partner for his movie-review television program.• She started as a food critic for a local paper.• The Prime Minister answered his critics in a televised speech.• Protestant critics, looking for a religion denuded of magic, would enlist the Bible on their side.• Serious journalists and social critics have an answer, at least so far as news is concerned.• I didn't think the book was as bad as the critics said it was.• There were the critics on the newspapers who had praised the vividness and accuracy of the books.• For five years she was theater critic for the New Yorker.

music/art/film/theatre/literary critic• After the University of Montpellier he worked first as a film critic, then as a reporter in Paris.• Marriage to a middle-aged art critic who has turned dealer.• An art critic also needs a gift for persuasion, perhaps rather more than a head for exposition and argument.• The film has gotten good reviews, but it has scared the wits out of some male film critics.• Later he became the New Yorker's music critic and went on to be music editor of the Listener.• But the Literary Critic may have its finest effects outside the educational and professional establishments.• The art critic is thus bound to consider with care what standards of comparison should be used.

critic of• Senator Wilson is an outspoken critic of the plan to close the old airport.

Origin critic

(1500-1600) Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from krinein; → CRITERION

单词	critic
释义	critic Word family noun critic criticism criticalnesscriticastercriticizercritical massadjective critical ≠ uncritical criticizableverb criticize adverb critically ≠ uncritically crit·ic /ˈkrɪtɪk/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC] 1 JUDGEsomeone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art, music, films etc 〔艺术、音乐、电影等的〕评论家，批评家 SYN reviewer music/art/film/theatre/literary critic a review by the theatre critic of the ‘Sunday Times’ 《星期日泰晤士报》的戏剧评论员写的一篇评论 2 CRITICIZEsomeone who criticizes a person, organization, or idea 批评者 critic of Critics of the scheme have said that it will not solve the problem of teenage crime. 此项计划的批评者说它解决不了青少年犯罪问题。 fierce/outspoken critic an outspoken critic of the government 一名对政府直言不讳的批评者 3. armchair critic CRITICIZEsomeone who criticizes other people but who does not have any proper experience of the activity the other people are doing 空头批评家，闭门造车的批评家 Examples from the Corpus armchair critic• And it has a billion armchair critics, so clothes do count.• I did not intend to foster more armchair critics of the public schools either. n COLLOCATIONS types of critic a film/art/music etc critic He became the chief music critic for the Herald Tribune. a literary critic (=of books and other literature) a theatre critic British EnglishBrE, a theater critic American EnglishAmE (=of plays) a restaurant critic (=of the food, service etc in restaurants) Being a restaurant critic sounds like a glamorous lifestyle. a social critic (=of human society and its organizations) Social critics have argued that television viewing decreases people's other social activities. verbs a critic attacks something Many critics attacked Seurat’s paintings for their lack of colour. a critic praises something The play was highly praised by critics and the public. a critic hails something/somebody as something (=describes someone or something as very good) Critics hailed the film as a brilliant portrayal of American society at that time. a critic pans something (also a critic slates something British EnglishBrE) (=criticizes something strongly) The television series has been panned by critics. Examples from the Corpus critic• Daley accused critics of the city's Police Department of lying.• The Thatcher record since 1979 has been accompanied by a good deal of inflationary rhetoric from both supporters and critics.• He was viewed by critics as being secretive, arrogant and aloof, but supporters described him as progressive and effective.• Given the numbers of the disadvantaged, critics of Treasury ridicule the whole proposal.• Film critic Roger Ebert has a new partner for his movie-review television program.• She started as a food critic for a local paper.• The Prime Minister answered his critics in a televised speech.• Protestant critics, looking for a religion denuded of magic, would enlist the Bible on their side.• Serious journalists and social critics have an answer, at least so far as news is concerned.• I didn't think the book was as bad as the critics said it was.• There were the critics on the newspapers who had praised the vividness and accuracy of the books.• For five years she was theater critic for the New Yorker. music/art/film/theatre/literary critic• After the University of Montpellier he worked first as a film critic, then as a reporter in Paris.• Marriage to a middle-aged art critic who has turned dealer.• An art critic also needs a gift for persuasion, perhaps rather more than a head for exposition and argument.• The film has gotten good reviews, but it has scared the wits out of some male film critics.• Later he became the New Yorker's music critic and went on to be music editor of the Listener.• But the Literary Critic may have its finest effects outside the educational and professional establishments.• The art critic is thus bound to consider with care what standards of comparison should be used. critic of• Senator Wilson is an outspoken critic of the plan to close the old airport. Origin critic (1500-1600) Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from krinein; → CRITERION
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