crit‧ic W3 / krɪtɪk / 名词 [可数名词]

1 someone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art, music, films etc 同义词 reviewer

music/art/film/theatre/literary critic

a review by the theatre critic of the ‘Sunday Times’

2 someone who criticizes a person, organization, or idea

critic of

Critics of the scheme have said that it will not solve the problem of teenage crime.

fierce/outspoken critic

an outspoken critic of the government

3 armchair critic someone who criticizes other people but who does not have any proper experience of the activity the other people are doing

COLLOCATIONS

types of critic

a film/art/music etc critic He became the chief music critic for the Herald Tribune.

a literary critic (= of books and other literature )

a theatre critic British English , a theater critcic American English (= of plays )

a restaurant critic (= of the food, service etc in restaurants ) Being a restaurant critic sounds like a glamorous lifestyle.

a social critic (= of human society and its organizations ) Social critics have argued that television viewing decreases people’s other social activities.

动词

a critic attacks something Many critics attacked Seurat’s paintings for their lack of colour.

a critic praises something The play was highly praised by critics and the public.

a critic hails something/somebody as something (= describes someone or something as very good ) Critics hailed the film as a brilliant portrayal of American society at that time.

a critic pans something ( also a critic slates something British English ) (= criticizes something strongly ) The television series has been panned by critics.