critic

noun

/ˈkrɪtɪk/

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a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc.
- a film/an art/a music critic
- Bradley Cooper's gripping performance has been praised by critics.
- The critics loved the movie.
Wordfinder
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- book
- classic
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- drama
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- genre
- literature
- poetry
- write
Extra Examples
- Critics described the paintings as worthless rubbish.
- Some critics are calling him ‘the new De Niro’.
- The film was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism.
- The play was panned by critics.
- He's a restaurant critic for ‘The Times’.
- Several literary critics wrote unflattering reviews of her first novel.
Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Literature and writingb2, Jobsb2, Film and theatreb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- good
- great
- incisive
- …
critic + verb
- hail something
- praise something
- rave
- …
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a person who expresses dislike of somebody/something and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly
- She has become one of the ruling party's most outspoken critics.
- a harsh/fierce/vocal critic
- critic of something/somebody a critic of private healthcare
Extra Examples
- Critics point out that poverty still exists.
- He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry.
- I am my own worst critic.
- She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong.
- She is one of her husband's severest critics.
- an outspoken critic of government policy
Topics Opinion and argumentb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bitter
- fierce
- harsh
- …
verb + critic
- answer
- respond to
- defend yourself against
- …
critic + verb
- accuse somebody
- argue something
- believe something
- …
preposition
- critic of
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’.

单词	critic
释义	critic noun /ˈkrɪtɪk/ /ˈkrɪtɪk/ jump to other results a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc. a film/an art/a music critic Bradley Cooper's gripping performance has been praised by critics. The critics loved the movie. Wordfinder author book classic critic drama fiction genre literature poetry write Extra Examples Critics described the paintings as worthless rubbish. Some critics are calling him ‘the new De Niro’. The film was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism. The play was panned by critics. He's a restaurant critic for ‘The Times’. Several literary critics wrote unflattering reviews of her first novel. Topics Opinion and argumentb2, Literature and writingb2, Jobsb2, Film and theatreb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective good great incisive … critic + verb hail something praise something rave … See full entry a person who expresses dislike of somebody/something and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly She has become one of the ruling party's most outspoken critics. a harsh/fierce/vocal critic critic of something/somebody a critic of private healthcare Extra Examples Critics point out that poverty still exists. He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry. I am my own worst critic. She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong. She is one of her husband's severest critics. an outspoken critic of government policy Topics Opinion and argumentb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bitter fierce harsh … verb + critic answer respond to defend yourself against … critic + verb accuse somebody argue something believe something … preposition critic of See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’.
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