word-vault/dist/data/cards/cr/critical.json

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{
    "term": "critical",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "saying what you think is bad about somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "critical of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You should just ignore any critical comments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The supervisor is always very critical."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some parents are **highly critical** of the school.",
                    "contextForm": "critical of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She became openly critical of party policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report was highly critical of the company's poor safety record."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They issued a critical report on the government's handling of the crisis."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "extremely important because a future situation will be affected by it",
            "sensetop": "critical to somethingcritical for something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Industry leaders are working together to address this **critical issue**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **critical factor** in the election campaign"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kidneys play a **critical role** in overall health."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is **of critical importance**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your decision is critical to our future.",
                    "contextForm": "critical to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Timing is critical for success.",
                    "contextForm": "critical for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maintaining control of the budget is absolutely critical for success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This reorganization is critical to the long-term future of the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Price and availability are the critical factors that will determine product success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If the temperature drops those critical two degrees, the engine will stop functioning."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "crucial",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become"],
                "adverb": ["really", "absolutely", "increasingly"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "serious, uncertain and possibly dangerous",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "One of the victims of the fire remains **in a critical condition**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The first 24 hours after the operation are the most critical."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a **critical moment** in our country's history."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's at a **critical point** in his life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **critical step** in the process"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "involving making fair, careful judgements about the good and bad qualities of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His latest film attracted enthusiastic critical comment from cinema-goers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mike studied the canvas with **a critical eye**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "according to the judgement of critics of art, music, literature, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the film director’s greatest critical success"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In her day she never received the **critical acclaim** *(= praise from the critics)* she deserved."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɪtɪkl/",
                "audio": "cr/critical/critical__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkrɪtɪkl/",
                "audio": "cr/critical/critical__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to the crisis of a disease’): from late Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from kritēs ‘a judge’, from krinein ‘judge, decide’."
}