cru·cial
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈkruːʃl/
/ˈkruːʃl/
- extremely important, because it will affect other things
至关重要的；关键性的 - The next few weeks are going to be crucial.
今后几个星期是关键。 - Private security cameras can prove crucial in some investigations.
私人安保摄像头有时在一些调查中会起到至关重要的作用。 - Parents play a crucial role in 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。 - This step is a crucial part of the process.
这一步是整个流程的关键环节。 - a crucial step/point
关键的一步/点 - He wasn't there at the crucial moment (= when he was needed most).
紧要关头他却不在那里。 - a crucial element/factor/question/issue
关键要素/因素/问题/问题 - topics of crucial importance
至关重要的课题 - crucial to something Winning this contract is absolutely crucial to our long term success.
赢得这份合同对我们的长盛不衰至关重要。 - crucial for something The talks are crucial for the success of the plan.
这些谈判对计划的成败至关重要。 - Early detection is crucial in the fight against cancer.
早期发现对于对抗癌症至关重要。 - it is crucial that… It is crucial that we get this right.
我们把这个问题弄明白是极其重要的。 - crucial in doing something The summit was crucial in shaping the reform process.
这次首脑会议对推动改革进程至关重要。
Synonyms essentialessentialvital ▪ crucial ▪ critical ▪ decisive ▪ indispensableThese words all describe somebody/something that is extremely important and completely necessary because a particular situation or activity depends on them.essential extremely important and completely necessary, because without it something cannot exist, be made or be successful:- Experience is essential for this job.
对于这个工作，经验是非常重要的。
- The police play a vital role in our society.
警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。
- It is crucial that we get this right.
我们把这个问题弄明白是极其重要的。
- Your decision is critical to our future.
你的决定对我们的将来至关重要。
- She has played a decisive role in the peace negotiations.
她在和谈中起了关键作用。
- Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.
汽车已成了我们生活中必不可少的一部分。
- essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable for something
- essential/vital/crucial/critical/indispensable to something
- essential/vital/crucial/critical that…
- essential/vital/crucial/critical to do something
- a(n) essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable part/factor
- of vital/crucial/critical/decisive importance
- absolutely essential/vital/crucial/critical/decisive/indispensable
Language Bank emphasisemphasisHighlighting an important point- This case emphasizes/highlights the importance of honest communication between managers and employees.
这个事例凸显出经理与员工之间坦诚交流的重要性。
- This case emphasizes/highlights the importance of honest communication between managers and employees.
- Effective communication skills are essential/crucial/vital.
有效的交流技巧是至关重要的。
- Effective communication skills are essential/crucial/vital.
- It should be noted that this study considers only verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is not dealt with here.
应该注意的是本研究只考查了言语交流，在此没有涉及非言语交流。
- It should be noted that this study considers only verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is not dealt with here.
- It is important to remember that/An important point to remember is that non-verbal communication plays a key role in getting your message across.
非言语交流在传递信息过程中起着重要的作用，记住这一点非常重要。
- It is important to remember that/An important point to remember is that non-verbal communication plays a key role in getting your message across.
- Communication is not only about the words you use but also your body language and, especially/above all, the effectiveness with which you listen.
交流不仅涉及使用的词语，同时也涉及身体语言，尤其与能否有效听取对方的话有关。
- Communication is not only about the words you use but also your body language and, especially/above all, the effectiveness with which you listen.
- I would like to draw attention to the role of listening in effective communication.
我想让大家注意倾听在有效交流中扮演的角色。
- I would like to draw attention to the role of listening in effective communication.
- Choose your words carefully: in particular, avoid confusing and ambiguous language.
注意用词，特别是避免使用令人费解和有歧义的语言。
- Choose your words carefully: in particular, avoid confusing and ambiguous language.
- Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you must learn to listen as well as to speak.
最后，也许是最重要的，你不仅要学会说还要学会听。
- Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you must learn to listen as well as to speak.
Language Bank vitalvitalSaying that something is necessary- It is vital that journalists can verify the accuracy of their reports.
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- It is vital that journalists can verify the accuracy of their reports.
- Journalists play a vital/crucial role in educating the public.
新闻记者对教育公众起着极其重要的作用。
- Journalists play a vital/crucial role in educating the public.
- Public trust is a crucial issue for all news organizations.
对所有新闻机构来说，公众的信任是至关重要的问题。
- Public trust is a crucial issue for all news organizations.
- The ability to write well is essential for any journalist.
好的笔头功夫对任何一个新闻记者都是非常重要的。
- The ability to write well is essential for any journalist.
- The internet has become an indispensable tool for reporters.
互联网已经成为记者不可或缺的工具。
- The internet has become an indispensable tool for reporters.
- In journalism, accuracy is paramount/…is of paramount importance.
在新闻工作中，准确至关重要。
- In journalism, accuracy is paramount/…is of paramount importance.
- It is imperative that journalists maintain the highest possible standards of reporting.
新闻记者的当务之急是尽可能保持最高水平的报道。
- It is imperative that journalists maintain the highest possible standards of reporting.
Extra Examples- Secrecy is crucial to this police operation.
保密对警方的这次行动至关重要。 - A crucial factor affecting educational performance is the competence of the teacher.
影响教育绩效的一个重要因素是教师的能力。 - Getting these procedures right is of crucial importance.
正确执行这些程序至关重要。 - Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company.
赢得这份合同对于公司的成功至关重要。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
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- really
- very
- absolutely
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- for
- to
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘cross-shaped’): from French, from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’. The sense ‘decisive’ is from Francis Bacon's Latin phrase instantia crucis ‘crucial instance’, which he explained as a metaphor from a crux or fingerpost marking a fork at a crossroad; Newton and Boyle took up the metaphor in experimentum crucis ‘crucial experiment’. - The next few weeks are going to be crucial.