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. 基蒂对我们抚育孩子的方式一向吹毛求疵,但是她当了母亲之后,就开始改变她的腔调了。
James came under fire in the office after he wrote a very critical article in the company magazine. 詹姆斯在公司的杂志上写了一篇很有批评性的文章后,在办公室受到了攻击。
Although we bent over backwards to please her, our new manager was still very critical of our work. 尽管我们竭力讨好新经理,但她仍然对我们的工作百般挑剔。