偶看新闻寻衅滋事第二次量刑:考研英语词汇复习（90）： crucial、critical、urgent、pressing
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考研英语词汇复习（90）
crucial、critical、urgent、pressing
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crucial
critical
这两个形容词都可表示“至关重要”、“紧要关头”、“危急的”意思。
1) That was a crucial /critical decision he had ever made in his life.
（那是他一生中作出的最关键的一个决定。）
2) The patient is in critical condition and we must send him to the hospital without delay.
（病人情况危急,我们必须立即把他送到医院去。）
3) Now we are in a crucial /critical situation and we should never retreat and give in.
（现在我们正处在一个关键时刻,我们决不应该退却和放弃。）
4）Because in the next century one in four of our population will be over 60, maintaining the health and quality of life of the elderly will be a crucial issue for all of us.
（因为下个世纪四分之一的人口将超过60岁,维护老人的健康和生活质量对我们所有的人来说是一个重要的问题。）
urgent
pressing
这两个形容词都可表示“紧迫的”意思。urgent 强调因紧迫而需要优先处置，pressing强调要立即予以关注，也可指时间紧迫。
1) It is urgent that such regional policies be worked out and implemented as soon as possible.
（当务之急是要尽快制定和实施这些区域性政策。）
2) The manager is engaged in dealing with some urgent correspondence and cannot see you at the present time.
（经理正忙着处理紧急函件,眼下不能看你。）
3) Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most pressing public health problems.
（抗生素耐药性是世界上最紧迫的公众健康问题之一。）
4) How to effectively deal with these crises is a pressing practical problem in the transition period of
（毫无疑问, 他们会设法完成困难的任务虽尽管时间很紧迫。）