crucial

adj.

1. 至关重要的；关键性的
   extremely important, because it will affect other things
   1. a crucial factor/issue/decision
      关键性的因素 / 问题 / 决定
   2. topics of crucial importance
      至关重要的课题
   3. Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company.
      赢得这份合同对这家公司的成败至关重要。
   4. The next few weeks are going to be crucial.
      今后几个星期是关键。
   5. It is crucial that we get this right.
      我们把这个问题弄明白是极其重要的。
   6. Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.
      父母对孩子做好上学的准备起着至关重要的作用。
   7. He wasn't there at the crucial moment (= when he was needed most) .
      紧要关头他却不在那里。

1. ADJ-GRADED 至关重要的;关键性的
   If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
   1. He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself...
      他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。
   2. ...the most crucial election campaign for years...
      几年来最重要的竞选活动
   3. Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
      消费者信心的提升对经济的复苏至关重要。

1. The number of abstentions is likely to be crucial
   弃权票数很可能起决定性作用。
2. Monroe described the financial aspect as crucial.
   门罗认为金融方面至关重要。
3. At the crucial moment, the barge would not go astern.
   在关键时刻，驳船不能向后驶。
4. The family base was crucial to my development.
   家庭基础对我的发展至关重要。
5. MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation
   下议院的议员们说关键是要找到一种抵消通货膨胀影响的机制。
6. The use of the correct materials was crucial
   使用恰当的材料至关重要。
7. He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself
   他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。
8. Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
   消费者信心的提升对经济的复苏至关重要。
9. There were, however, a number of crucial flaws in his monetary theory
   但是，他的货币理论中存在若干关键性错误。
10. The court overturned that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence
    法庭以检控方拒绝出示关键证据为由撤销了那项判决。
11. He takes crucial decisions without consulting people in the know.
    他没有咨询相关知情人士就作了重要的决定。
12. Peter Mumford's lighting and David Freeman's direction make a crucial contribution to the success of the staging.
    彼得·芒福德的灯光和戴维·弗里曼的导演对演出的成功功不可没。
13. He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.
    他是我们队伍的核心，对实现我的长远规划举足轻重。
14. The foreign market was increasingly crucial.
    国外市场越来越重要了。
15. He carefully recounts the tale, the microscopic details of those crucial minutes.
    他详细地讲述了事情的经过和在那关键的几分钟里所发生的微小细节。
16. Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts
    看看这份失实的警方报告吧，它忽略或歪曲了关键的事实。
17. The crisis is entering a crucial, critical phase
    目前危机正进入决定性的关键阶段。
18. Defence of the realm is crucial.
    王国的国防至关重要。
19. The ability to separate out reusable elements from other waste is crucial.
    能从其他废料中分离出可重复利用成分是很关键的。
20. He sank two crucial putts in the last three holes.
    他在最后的三洞中完成了两个非常关键的击球入洞。
21. The girls had made three crucial slip-ups.
    这些女孩犯下了3个重大的错误。
22. The crucial skill you need to develop is sorting out the parents.
    你需要培养的关键技能就是让那些家长认错。
23. Coming on as a substitute, he scored four crucial goals for Cameroon.
    作为替补队员上场的他为喀麦隆队打入了四粒关键进球。
24. An animal's sense of smell is still crucial to its survival.
    动物的嗅觉对其生存仍然至关重要。
25. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
    事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
26. Nothing seems certain in this crucial period in Pakistan's political life.
    在巴基斯坦政治历史上的这个紧要关头，一切皆非定数。
27. Whilst this might sound like a truism, it is nevertheless a crucial problem to address.
    尽管这可能听起来像是老生常谈，但却是待解决的重要问题。
28. It is crucial that all documents presented are authentic and easily verifiable.
    所有提交的文件必须真实且易于查证，这一点很关键。
29. To our minds, capital construction is a fundamental task crucial for generations to come.
    在我们看来，基本建设是百年大计。
30. At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of darkness.
    在关键时刻，他高瞻远瞩，力挽狂澜。

  essential basic central chief crucial important main【导航词义：主要的，重要的】

  essential adj. 必要的，重要的，基本的

〔辨析〕语气较强，强调极其重要、必不可少的，暗含某物如缺少某部分，则失去其本质特征的意味。

  basic adj. 基本的，主要的

〔辨析〕指构成事物最重要、最根本部分的。

  central adj. 重要的，主要的

〔辨析〕强调相比较而言更重要或更有影响力的。

  chief adj. 最重要的，主要的，首席的

〔辨析〕强调最重要的或等级最高的，只作定语。

  crucial adj. 决定性的，关键的

〔辨析〕指处于某一重要转折点的，强调某事物非常重要，是其他事物依赖的对象。

  important adj. 重要的，重大的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指人有权威、有影响力的，或指事物意义重大、有价值的。

  main adj. 主要的，最重要的

〔辨析〕普通用词，多指同类事物中最大、最重要的。

adj

1. of extreme importance
   1. a crucial moment in his career
   2. a crucial election
   3. a crucial issue for women

   Synonym:    important

2. of the greatest importance
   1. the all-important subject of disarmament
   2. crucial information
   3. in chess cool nerves are of the essence

   Synonym:    all-important(a)all important(p)essentialof the essence(p)

3. having crucial relevance
   1. crucial to the case
   2. relevant testimony