词组 | critical |
释义 | critical adjective 1 dangerously ill or injured UK, 2003. 2 impressive, amazing US, 1990. 3 (used of a wave) very steep, threatening to break at any moment US, 1963 go critical1. To be able to function successfully. When do you think this new software will be able to go critical? 2. Of a nuclear reactor or power station, to be able to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. What protections do we have if the nuclear power plant goes critical? go critical1. If a project or organization goes critical, it reaches a stage of development where it can operate smoothly and successfully. The programme confirmed its initial impact in week two, and really `went critical' with the third edition on 8 December. Bristol airport is about to go critical. That will come when more than a million passengers a year pass through the terminal. 2. When a nuclear power station goes critical, it reaches a state in which a nuclear fission chain reaction can sustain itself. Monju went critical last year, and produced its first electricity in August this year. |
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