| 单词 | critic |
| 释义 | critic (krɪtɪk ) Word forms: critics 1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] B2 A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art. The New York critics had praised her performance. Synonyms: judge, authority, expert, analyst 2. countable noun [usually with poss] Someone who is a critic of a person or system disapproves of them and criticizes them publicly. The newspaper has been the most consistent critic of the government. He became a fierce critic of the tobacco industry. Her critics accused her of caring only about success. Synonyms: fault-finder, attacker, carper, censor Quotations: It's not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled or where the doer of great deeds could have done them better The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car critic: a person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please himThe Devil's Dictionary A critic is a bundle of biases held loosely together by a sense of tasteDinosaurs in the Morning Collocations: critics object Critics object that such dividends would be impractical and illegal. Times, Sunday Times Critics object however that without the supply of means of production, labour also can produce nothing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Critics object to the real or perceived cruelty involved in some forms of wildlife management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even when critics rave, audiences have not responded. Times, Sunday Times But if critics rave at most of his work, audiences go positively batty. Times, Sunday Times Audiences rave, critics rave, the performances were top-class, the orchestra high-octane and the dancing out of this world. Times, Sunday Times Critics warn that the settlement risks spreading scarce cash too thinly, starving the best universities and promoting mediocrity. Times, Sunday Times However, critics warn that they do not provide workers with a guarantee of what they will receive when they finish their working life. Times, Sunday Times However, critics warn that collective schemes are riskier because, unlike existing occupational schemes, workers are not offered a guaranteed income for life. Times, Sunday Times But they recommend replacing it with a poll tax-style levy which critics warn could be even worse. The Sun Critics warn that selective dissemination will be grist to the rumour mill. Times, Sunday Times His oeuvre falls into two distinct halves: one as a rather good conservative art historian, the other as a not very good contemporary cultural critic. Times, Sunday Times The writer as artist, intellectual, proto-modernist, cultural critic 240pp. The Times Literary Supplement He was also a political and cultural critic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When it comes to sitcoms, we are a nation of cultural critics, technical advisers, script consultants and casting directors. Times, Sunday Times Cultural critics also downplay the distinction between high and low culture and often focus predominantly on the productions of popular culture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She is a fierce critic of the team - and now claims they are leaning on her son in a bid to control her. The Sun (2016) He was also a fierce critic of what he saw as expenses fiddling by his fellow MEPs. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The comment suggested that he was his own fiercest critic - which was true up to a point. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But what you get is a serious, nondrinking, hard-working professional who is also his own harshest critic. The Sun (2008) You need to be your harshest critic. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In fact she is probably her own harshest critic. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A lack of clear answers, however, didn't stop the film from provoking several mainstream critics to examine their spiritual nature. Christianity Today Although initially detested by some mainstream critics, the film has now become widely acclaimed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The piece received mixed reviews from mainstream critics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tape-recorder was used to mix sound in the film, a too pre-mature way which would later be criticised by various mainstream critics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The book can be seen as his critique of those he viewed as mainstream critics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you're a movie critic, it's a requirement of the job; often we see movies 24-48 hours before the review has to run. Christianity Today I'm not a movie critic, but in my humble entertainment estimation, the greatest movies have the highest levels of uncertainty. Christianity Today Why, for example, did each newspaper have its own movie critic, when all wrote about the same films, at the same time? Globe and Mail Aside from fiction, his publishing work also includes working as a movie critic, magazine editor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One wishes he were a full-time movie critic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He became an outspoken critic of what he saw as the party's increasingly autocratic behaviour. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He had been the most outspoken critic of the Great War from a pacifist standpoint. THE GUARDSMEN (2004) He was an outspoken critic of modern medicine, particularly of what he called ‘coercive healthism'. 2019, 'Petr Skrabanek: the abominable no-man', The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Proposals to introduce compulsory workplace pensions contain little protection for employees and could lead to widespread mis-selling, a prominent critic has suggested. Times, Sunday Times Professionally, he was also a prominent critic, journalist, and essayist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the same time he was a prominent critic of the current world order. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has been a prominent critic of voter apathy, low voter turnout, and excessive campaign spending. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She spread her libels internationally, among prominent critics and editors, many of whom were happy to believe her. The Times Literary Supplement Never ever give a restaurant critic, definitely don't give two restaurant critics, a freebie. Times, Sunday Times And then sent along a former restaurant critic it happened to have on the staff, to deliver the inevitable excoriation. Times,Sunday Times Because who cares what a restaurant critic thinks anyway? Times, Sunday Times And that was as a big favour to a restaurant critic. Times, Sunday Times As a restaurant critic, how do you deal with a jaded palate? ST With his unusual command of commerce, he has been a sharp critic of malfeasance in the banking sector and predatory lending practices. Times, Sunday Times He remained a sharp critic of post-revolutionary conditions and democratic aspirations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He believed she was brilliant and always essential to his career, an astute driving force, a sharp critic and a cleaner-up of his messes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not only as a conveyor of news and information, but also as a commentator, opinion maker and at times sharp critic of the colonial government. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, details have now emerged of a campaign to silence critics. Times, Sunday Times Crime analysts and television producers were quick to condemn the president's statement, and hinted that it might augur new attempts to silence critics. Times, Sunday Times It's unconscionable that a bigwig from our state broadcaster should try to silence critics. The Sun A token levy was imposed on rich 'non-doms', big enough to silence critics but not too big to scare them away. Times, Sunday Times Over the next few months, however, one of his tasks will be to silence critics of his new organisation. Times, Sunday Times Lord was a staunch critic of televised football. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has also become a staunch critic of unregulated capitalism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I'm a staunch critic of policies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Staunch critics suggested the pumps have inadequate capacity to prevent the canal from overflowing and predicted failure of both the pumps and gates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Various advocates of economic planning have been staunch critics of command economies and centralized planning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After being her most strident critic for weeks, he has returned to positive campaigning. Times, Sunday Times He was a strident critic of mainstream education and organized religion, and a forthright and passionate advocate for freedom of speech, self-education, political participation and the abolition of censorship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our observations are based neither on the complaints of your more strident critics, nor on publications that are obviously biased. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or you are a professional television critic, which sometimes amounts to the same thing. Times, Sunday Times There he eventually became a television critic as well as writing on film, drama, music and dance. Times, Sunday Times Down these mean streets a television critic must go. Times, Sunday Times If you're a television critic, you can't help bumping into him in your living room occasionally. Times, Sunday Times She also works as a television critic and feature writer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was one day a week and, as a night-owl theatre critic, it was doable. Times, Sunday Times On the first night even a theatre critic walked out in protest. Times, Sunday Times One of the unexpected consequences of being a theatre critic has been the loss of half a stone. Times, Sunday Times Yet he was a distinguished novelist and playwright and, from 1922 to 1939, this paper's chief theatre critic. Times, Sunday Times He had also turned his hand to radio drama, worked as a book and theatre critic, and enjoyed some success as the author of short stories. Times, Sunday Times He has been a vocal critic of the government's response to the pandemic. Times,Sunday Times Local opposition to the 'outsider' grew as she became a vocal critic of the council's past conduct. Times, Sunday Times He was also an early vocal critic of modern urbanism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was a vocal critic of charter schools, and an advocate of teacher professionalism and education reform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also a vocal critic of the government dam building policy, which involved many dams in the basin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 批评家 Japanese: 批評家 |
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