criticize

/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

批评；评论

释义与例句

v. 批评；评论
to say what is wrong with someone or something
  1. He criticized the government for failing to control prices.
    他批评政府未能控制物价。
  2. The boss criticized the employee for being late again.
    老板批评员工又迟到了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. You should not criticize others without knowing all the facts.
    你不应该在不了解全部事实的情况下批评他人。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 crit（判断）+ ic + ize → 做出否定判断 → 批评。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
同义词
  • condemn 谴责
    语气更重，含强烈不赞同
    The international community condemned the attack. 国际社会谴责了这次袭击。
反义词
  • praise 赞扬
    与批评相对的正面评价
    The teacher praised the student for his hard work. 老师表扬了学生的努力。
常见搭配
  • criticize for 因……批评
    She was criticized for making too many mistakes. 她因犯了太多错误而受到批评。
  • criticize heavily 严厉批评
    The company was heavily criticized for its poor safety record. 该公司因其糟糕的安全记录而受到严厉批评。
  • criticize openly 公开批评
    He openly criticized the manager's decision. 他公开批评了经理的决定。