transcription, транскрипция: [ kru:ʃ(ə)l ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
If you describe something as crucial , you mean it is extremely important.
He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself...
Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
= critical
ADJ : oft ADJ to n
• cru‧cial‧ly
Chewing properly is crucially important...
Crucially, though, it failed to secure the backing of the banks.
ADV