play a crucial role/part in something• Clearly, within particular realms of human experience they may play crucial roles inassistingindividuals and groups to achieve their ends.• More importantly, this interaction is now playing a crucial part inexcluding the underclass from the mainstream of society.• Telecommunications play a crucial role in information technology.• They are already playing a crucial role inmultimedia design and development.• Biomedical scientists deal with 100mpathologytests a year, playing a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.• Might not some essentialaspects of quantumtheory also be playing crucial roles in the physics that underlies our thought processes?• The advancedmilitary technology expertise of Shorts Brothers in Belfast played a crucial role in the war - for both sides.
Origincrucial
(1700-1800)French“cross-shaped”, from Latincrux; → CROSS2
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, prove, seem至關重要;證明至關重要;似乎至關重要▸➤become變得至關重要▸➤remain仍然至關重要▸➤consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as, see sth as認為⋯至關重要ADVERB➤really, very非常關鍵▸➤absolutely極為關鍵◇It's absolutely crucial that we get this right.我們要正確理解這個問題,這極為關鍵。➤fairly, pretty, quite比較/相當/頗為關鍵▸➤clearly, obviously顯然至關重要PREPOSITION➤for對⋯至關重要◇The talks are crucial for the success of the plan.這些談判對計劃的成敗至關重要。➤to對⋯至關重要◇Secrecy is crucial to this police operation.保密對警方的這次行動至關重要。