adv. 1. In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately; exactly. [ 1913 Webster ]
Critically to discern good writers from bad. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. At a crisis; at a critical time; in a situation, place, or condition of decisive consequence; as, a fortification critically situated. [ 1913 Webster ]
Coming critically the night before the session. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
[病急乱投医 / 病急亂投醫, bìng jí luàn tóu yī, ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄧ]lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (成语 saw); fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis#76630[Add to Longdo]
[取其精华,去其糟粕 / 取其精華,去其糟粕, qǔ qí jīng huá, qù qí zāo pò, ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ, ㄑㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗㄠ ㄆㄛˋ]take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.; In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.[Add to Longdo]