全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 298 Oct. 6
crumb [krKm] n. 1. 食物碎屑；麵包屑；糕餅屑 a small piece of bread or cake
She feeds bread crumbs to the birds.
He dropped crumbs on the floor.
She finished the cake and brushed the crumbs off her skirt.
2. 一點；少許；少量
a few crumbs of useful information
hoping for any crumb of affection
They couldn’t find a crumb of evidence against him.
crit.ic [}kr0t0k] n. 1. 評論家
That critic of government policies was put in jail. // an art critic
She is the movie critic for our local newspaper. // a restaurant critic
The critics loved the CD, and so did the public.
2. 批評者
He was unable to satisfy all of his critics.
He is one of the ruling party’s most outspoken critics.
crit.i.cal [}kr0t0kDl] adj. 1. 精確的；審慎的；評判公正的pointing out problems
The teacher wrote critical remarks on my paper about mistakes that I made.
Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions
without questioning them.
2. 非常重要的 very important (85) 99
It is critical that you study for the exam or you will fail it.
The last year of high school is a critical time because students are preparing for
college or work.
Your decision is critical to our future.
3. 危急的；嚴重的；緊要(關頭)的dangerous; urgent
Her illness is at the critical stage where she may die.
She was taken to the hospital in critical condition. 情況危急
There is a critical shortage of water in the town.
At this critical point in the game, the home team scored.
The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical.
a critical moment in our country’s history
4. 吹毛求疵的；批評的 always finding something wrong with things
He was critical of every plan that we suggested.
He is always very critical of my work.
She is always critical of the way other people dress.
Jim’s parents were highly critical of the school.
critically [}kr0t0kli] adj. 1. 批評地；批判性地
Dad looked at my new hair cut critically. “It’s not the best cut,” he said.
She spoke critically of her father.
We teach children to think critically.
2. critically injured /wounded 重傷
Three men were critically injured in the attack.
She is critically ill in intensive care. 病情危急
3. 極重要地；極其；很大程度上
People are dying here, so food and medicine are critically important. 至關重要
crit.i.cism [}kr0tD`s0zDm] n. 1. 評論
Tom read with interest the newspaper’s criticism of the artist’s work.
a book of literary criticism
2. 批評
My only criticism of the hotel is that the rooms are small.
There was a lot of criticism of the mayor’s speech.
His criticism of my singing really hurt my feelings.
Ted is very sensitive, he just can’t take criticism.
There was widespread criticism of the government’s handling of the disaster.
crit.i.cize [}kr0tD`sa0z] v. 批評
His job on television is to criticize new movies.
Mary criticized her brother’s table manners.
She criticizes my clothes. // All you ever do is criticize!
We were told not to criticize the policy publicly.
Everyone criticized the movie because it was not like the book.
The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.
The new proposals have been criticized for not going for enough to change the
system.
stereotype [}stGriD`ta0p] n. 1. 典型人物；刻板印象中的人物 a person who is
typical of a group 97指
The stereotype of a Wall Street banker carries a briefcase.
He doesn’t conform to the usual stereotype of the businessman with a dark suit
and briefcase.
2. 陳規；典型；刻板印象；偏見a too-simple and
often mistaken idea about a particular group 89
It is a stereotype that all women cry easily.
cultural stereotypes文化偏見
The movie is full of racial stereotypes that aren’t true at all. 種族偏見
v. 把-----僵化；把-----定型化 98指
She stereotypes Indians when she says they all eat spicy food.
Feminists are sometimes stereotyped as aggressive and unattractive.
Too many children’s books stereotype girls as being weak.
Why are professors stereotyped as absentminded?
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