To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil .

吹毛求疵找碴子或为了琐屑的原因而批评；

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To criticize it for such failure is roughly comparable to criticizing a thermometer for not measuring wind velocity.

批评它的失败，就犹如批评温度计不测风速一样。

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Now, I'm not promising that he won't be defensive, but I do believe he'll be less reactive than if you were to criticize him for his sloppy behavior.

现在，我不敢肯定他不会辩解，但是我敢断定，比起你批评他懒散，他的反应会更温和。

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And many Republicans criticize the Fed chief himself a Republican for what they see as too much spending.

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But,I believe you should never criticize others for something you would do yourself.

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' If you are talking about climate change, for instance, rice paddies emit very significant levels of methane, but you can't very well criticize people for growing food.

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