Kitty used to be very critical of the way we raised our children, but when she became a mother herself she began to change her tune. 基蒂對我們撫育孩子的方式一向吹毛求疵，但是她當了母親之後，就開始改變她的腔調了。
James came under fire in the office after he wrote a very critical article in the company magazine. 詹姆斯在公司的雜誌上寫了一篇很有批評性的文章后，在辦公室受到了攻擊。
Although we bent over backwards to please her, our new manager was still very critical of our work. 儘管我們竭力討好新經理，但她仍然對我們的工作百般挑剔。
