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criticize
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verb /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/
present tense
I/you/we/theycriticize
he/she/itcriticizes
present participlecriticizing
past tensecriticized
past participlecriticized
  1. 1
    [I/T] to say what you think is wrong or bad about something 批评；批判；指责

    Ministers were told not to criticize the policy publicly. 部长们被告知不许公开批评这项政策。

    It was difficult to be honest without seeming to criticize. 很难做到既真诚又看不出是在批评。

    criticize someone/something for (doing) something :

    The new proposals have been criticized for not going far enough to change the system. 新提案因在改变体制方面做得不够而受到批评。

    be strongly/severely/widely/sharply/heavily criticized :

    Social services were widely criticized for not taking more action to protect children at risk. 社会服务工作因没有采取更多行动以保护处境危险的孩子而遭到广泛批评。

     Synonyms and related words
    To criticize, accuse or blame: criticize, blame, put down...
  2. 2
    [T] to consider something carefully and judge what the good and bad aspects of it are 评价；评论
     Synonyms and related words
    To study, check or examine something: study, check, examine...
Metaphor: criticize
Criticizing someone or speaking in an angry and unpleasant way to them is like hitting or injuring them. 批评或斥责某人就像揍（hitting）或伤害（injuring）他/她一样。
  • She hit out angrily at the judge's decision. 她生气地指责法官的判决。
  • He lashed out at me, accusing me of not caring. 他痛斥我漠不关心。
  • They tore me to pieces/shreds. 他们把我批得体无完肤。
  • They rapped me over the knuckles about it. 他们因这事斥责我。
  • They were gunning for me. 他们在攻击我。
  • Don't beat yourself up over this. 别为这件事苛责自己。
  • Don't knock what you don't understand. 不要对不懂的事乱发评论。
  • There's no need to jump down my throat. 没有必要那样攻击我。
➡  angry, argument, feeling
Expressing yourself: criticize
Ways of expressing criticism
I'm bound to say/ I have to say
used when you are going to say something that may annoy or upset someone, especially because it expresses criticism
With respect/With all due respect
used when you are going to disagree with someone or criticize someone, in order to sound more polite
To say the least/ To put it mildly
used for suggesting that something is worse or more extreme than you are saying
Shall we say?
used in the middle of a sentence for making a statement or criticism seem less severe or offensive
Don't get me wrong
used when you want to make sure that someone understands your comments correctly, especially when you are criticizing them
How shall I put it?/Let me put it this way
used when you are going to say something that is honest but may sound rude or unkind
Without wishing to do something
used when you are going to say something that someone may not like
To be fair/ In all fairness/ To give someone their due
used for making your criticism of someone or something seem less strong by mentioning something good about them
Examples:
I'm bound to say/I have to say, I found his performance pretty disappointing.
With all due respect, Mr Davies, I do think you're being a little unreasonable.
I think his behaviour in the meeting was immature, to put it mildly.
The training programme seems, shall we say, a little dull.
Don't get me wrong, I do like Christine, I just don't think she's right for you.
Her boyfriend is a bit, how shall I put it, difficult to get along with. ♦ Let me put it this way, I wouldn't miss her if she left.
Without wishing to hurt your feelings, I think you need to lose a little weight.
Vicki's schoolwork has been poor this term, though, to be fair, her maths has improved. ♦ She never calls me, though to give her her due, she always remembers my birthday.

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