critical是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 危急的, 批评的, 苛求的, 关键的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《安娜·卡列尼娜》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But to show he was not trying to ingratiate himself with Vronsky, he promptly added some slightly critical remarks.
-- At last in the third month a critical article appeared in a serious review.
在辛克莱·刘易斯的《阿罗史密斯》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Why, my critical young friend, because thousands of physicians have used it for years and found their patients getting better, and that's how they know!"
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- How often have I seen him,intent upon a match at marbles or peg-top, looking on with a faceof unutterable interest, and hardly breathing at the critical times!
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But you, who have known Miss Fairfax from a child, must be a better judge of her character, and of how she is likely to conduct herself in critical situations, than I can be.'
-- By a most fortunate chance his leaving Highbury had been delayed so as to bring him to her assistance at this critical moment.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- This venture, unaided and alone, into the paths of farming as master and not as man, with an advance of sheep not yet paid for, was a critical juncture with Gabriel Oak, and he recognised his position clearly.
-- Oak stood somewhat as Eros is represented when in the act of sharpening his arrows: his figure slightly bent, the weight of his body thrown over on the shears, and his head balanced side-ways, with a critical compression of the lips and contraction of the eyelids to crown the attitude.
-- The sergeant looked down the mead in critical abstraction.
-- Boldwood's present mood was not critical enough to notice tones.
-- To turn about would have been hard enough under the greatest providential encouragement; but to find that Providence, far from helping him into a new course, or showing any wish that he might adopt one, actually jeered his first trembling and critical attempt in that kind, was more than nature could bear.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I did not, like him, attempt a critical knowledge of their dialects, for I did not contemplate making any other use of them than temporary amusement.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- While he said these words in a leisurely, critical style, she continued to look at every one of us in regular succession as we sat.
-- I had always proposed to myself to get him well down the river in the boat; certainly well beyond Gravesend, which was a critical place for search or inquiry if suspicion were afoot.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But having in my life perused many state-trials, which I ever observed to terminate as the judges thought fit to direct, I durst not rely on so dangerous a decision, in so critical a juncture, and against such powerful enemies.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'And I do think you confuse the mental life with the critical activity.
-- I agree with you, Socrates gave the critical activity a grand start, but he did more than that,' said Char-lie May, rather magisterially.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- While she blushed and blundered, Mr. Dashwood had taken the manuscript, and was turning over the leaves with a pair of rather dirty fingers, and casting critical glances up and down the neat pages.
-- If I only had a classical nose and mouth I should be perfectly happy,' she said, surveying herself with a critical eye and a candle in each hand.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- For, thought Starbuck, I am here in this critical ocean to kill whales for my living, and not to be killed by them for theirs; and that hundreds of men had been so killed Starbuck well knew.
-- But at this critical instant a sudden exclamation was heard that took every eye from the whale.
-- Now the advent of these outlandish strangers at such a critical instant as the lowering of the boats from the deck, this had not unreasonably awakened a sort of superstitious amazement in some of the ship's company; but Archy's fancied discovery having some time previous got abroad among them, though indeed not credited then, this had in some small measure prepared them for the event.
-- But this was against all rule; for the oarsmen must put out their eyes, and ram a skewer through their necks; usage pronouncing that they must have no organs but ears, and no limbs but arms, in these critical moments.
-- Considering, therefore, that squalls and capsizings in the water and consequent bivouacks on the deep, were matters of common occurrence in this kind of life; considering that at the superlatively critical instant of going on to the whale I must resign my life into the hands of him who steered the boat oftentimes a fellow who at that very moment is in his impetuousness upon the point of scuttling the craft with his own frantic stampings; considering that the particular disaster to our own particular boat was chiefly to be imputed to Starbuck's driving on to his whale almost in the teeth of a squall, and considering that Starbuck, notwithstanding, was famous for his great heedfulness in the fishery; considering that I belonged to this uncommonly prudent Starbuck's boat; and finally considering in what a devil's chase I was implicated, touching the White Whale: taking all things together, I say, I thought I might as well go below and make a rough draft of my will.
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