Critics of the scheme have said that it will not solve the problem of teenage crime.
此项计划的批评者说它解决不了青少年犯罪问题。
fierce/outspoken critic
an outspoken critic of the government
一名对政府直言不讳的批评者
3.armchair criticCRITICIZEsomeone who criticizes other people but who does not have any properexperience of the activity the other people are doing 空头批评家,闭门造车的批评家
Examples from the Corpus
armchair critic• And it has a billion armchair critics, so clothes do count.• I did not intend to foster more armchair critics of the public schools either.
nCOLLOCATIONS
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 criticBritish EnglishBrE, a theater criticAmerican EnglishAmE (=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.
verbs
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 somethingBritish EnglishBrE) (=criticizes something strongly)
music/art/film/theatre/literary critic• After the University of Montpellier he worked first as a film critic, then as a reporter in Paris.• Marriage to a middle-agedart critic who has turned dealer.• An art critic also needs a gift for persuasion, perhaps rather more than a head for exposition and argument.• The film has gotten good reviews, but it has scared the wits out of some malefilm critics.• Later he became the New Yorker's music critic and went on to be music editor of the Listener.• But the Literary Critic may have its finest effects outside the educational and professional establishments.• The art critic is thus bound to consider with care what standards of comparison should be used.
critic of• Senator Wilson is an outspoken critic of the plan to close the old airport.
Origincritic
(1500-1600)Latincriticus, from Greekkritikos, from krinein; → CRITERION
1person who says what is bad/wrong with sth批評者ADJECTIVE | VERB + CRITIC | CRITIC + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bitter, fierce, harsh, hostile, severe, tough, trenchant (especially BrE) 尖銳的批評者;嚴厲的批評者;充滿敵意的批評者;犀利的批評者◇She is one of her husband's severest critics.她是丈夫最嚴厲的批評者之一。➤worst最嚴厲的批評者◇I am my own worst critic.我是自己最苛刻的批評者。➤outspoken, vocal, vociferous直言不諱的/坦率的/大聲批評者▸➤persistent執着的批評者▸➤chief, great, leading, major, prominent主要的批評者;重要的批評者;首要批評者◇He is now a major critic of the nuclear industry.他現在是核工業的主要批評者。VERB + CRITIC➤answer, respond to回應批評者➤defend yourself against通過反駁⋯來為自己辯護▸➤prove wrong, silence證明批評者有錯;使批評者沉默◇She is looking for a chance to prove her critics wrong.她正在尋找機會證明批評她的人錯了。CRITIC + VERB➤accuse sb批評者指責某人◇Critics accused the government of giving in to pressure from the tobacco companies.批評者指責政府屈服於煙草公司的壓力。➤argue sth, believe sth, charge sth, claim sth, contend sth, fear sth, point sth out, say sth, suggest sth批評者主張⋯/認為⋯/指責⋯/斷言⋯/聲稱⋯/擔心⋯/指出⋯/宣稱⋯/建議⋯◇Critics point out that poverty still exists.批評者指出貧窮仍然存在。➤complain, question批評者抱怨/質問▸➤be right, be wrong批評者說得正確/說得不對PREPOSITION➤critic of批評⋯的人◇an outspoken critic of government policy直言不諱地批評政府政策的人critic
noun²
2person who gives opinions about books, films/movies, etc.書評人;影評人ADJECTIVE | CRITIC + VERBADJECTIVE➤good, great, incisive (especially NAmE) 優秀的/出色的/尖銳的評論家▸➤distinguished, influential, leading著名的/有影響的/主要的評論家▸➤art, cultural, drama, film, literary, media, movie, music, restaurant, social, television, theatre/theater, etc.藝術評論家、文化評論家、戲劇評論家、電影評論家、文學評論家、媒體評論家、音樂評論家、餐飲評論家、社會評論家、電視評論家、劇院評論家等CRITIC + VERB➤hail sth, praise sth, rave評論家稱頌⋯/讚揚⋯/極力誇獎◇The movie was hailed by critics as a triumphant piece of realism.評論家把這部電影譽為現實主義的傑作。➤attack sth, pan sth, slate sth (BrE) 批評家攻擊⋯/嚴厲批評⋯/猛烈抨擊⋯◇The play was panned by critics.該劇受到評論家的嚴厲批評。➤call, describe sth評論家稱呼⋯/描述⋯◇Some critics are calling him 'the new De Niro'.一些評論家稱他為“新德尼羅”。◇Critics described the paintings as worthless.評論家把那些油畫描述成一文不值的垃圾。➡ note at job