criticize

英 [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz]

美 [ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz]

v. 批评; 批判; 挑剔; 指责; 评论; 评价

过去分词：criticized　过去式：criticized　现在分词：criticizing　第三人称单数：criticizes　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.4040 / COCA.2550

牛津词典

verb

批评；批判；挑剔；指责
to say that you disapprove of sb/sth; to say what you do not like or think is wrong about sb/sth
1. The decision was criticized by environmental groups.
  这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。
2. The government has been criticized for not taking the problem seriously.
  政府因没有认真对待这个问题而受到指责。
3. All you ever do is criticize!
  你就知道批评！
评论；评价
to judge the good and bad qualities of sth
1. We were taught how to criticize poems.
  我们学习了怎样评论诗歌。

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 criticise

verb

find fault with
1. The paper criticized the new movie
2. Don't knock the food--it's free
Synonym:knockcriticisepick apart
act as a critic
1. Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
Synonym:criticise

The regime has been harshly criticized for serious human rights violations.
该政府因为严重侵犯人权而受到强烈指责。
Criticize yourself when you've made a mistake. don't be afraid of losing face.
有了错误要作自我批评，不要怕丢面子。
His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children
他母亲很少指责他或她的任何孩子。
You were quite right to criticize him.
你批评他批评得很对。
They criticize our Party's policies as being "Left" in the countryside and Right in the cities.
他们批评我们党的政策是农村左了，城市右了。
You'll be bringing a storm about your ears if you try to criticize their way of doing things.
你要是批评他们的做法，那你就捅了马蜂窝了。
The police chief criticize the council's stand on law and order.
警察批评了委员会对法律和秩序的立场。
It was all right to criticize him, but you overdid it.
批评他是可以的，不过你说得过头儿了。
We should check our complacency and constantly criticize our shortcomings.
我们应该抑制自满，时时批评自己的缺点。
Will it undermine our Party's prestige if we criticize our own subjectivism, bureaucracy and sectarianism?
我们自己来批评自己的主观主义、官僚主义和宗派主义，这会不会使我们的党丧失威信呢？