vt.& vi. 分析,評估;批評;挑剔;
?? cris-, crit-, cri- judge,discern,表示”判斷,分辨”
"You were quite right to criticize him."
你批評他批評得很對。
近義:attack, recuse, reproach, batter, hammer, censure
反義:apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
n. 延遲,拖延;耽擱;被耽擱或推遲的時間;
vt. 延期,推遲;耽擱;
vi. 延緩,延期;
?? de(dis-=apart)+lay(bring)→延期;延緩;耽擱
"We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused."
我們對此次延誤以及因此有可能造成的所有不便表示道歉。
近義:latency, hinder, keep, retard, detain, postpone
反義:hurry, hustle, press, quicken, accelerate, rush