creature

英 [ˈkriːtʃə(r)]

美 [ˈkriːtʃər]

n.  生物; 动物; (具有某种特征的)人

复数：creatures　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2268 / COCA.2353

习惯用语

n.

a/the creature of sbsb's creature
• 傀儡
  a person or thing that depends completely on sb else and is controlled by them

牛津词典

noun

• 生物；动物
  a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal
  1. The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
     榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
  2. respect for all living creatures
     对所有有生命物的尊重
  3. strange creatures from outer space
     来自外层空间的怪物
• （具有某种特征的）人
  a person, considered in a particular way
  1. You pathetic creature!
     你这可怜的家伙！
  2. She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes.
     她长着红色长发、明亮碧眼，是个少见的大美人。
  3. He always goes to bed at ten─he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day) .
     他总在十点钟上床睡觉，是个严守生活习惯的人。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物，动物
  You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as acreature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings ascreatures.
  1. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit...
     阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每一个活着的生物都有灵魂。
  2. The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live...
     花园四周是树篱，许多小动物可以在那里栖身。
  3. They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
     有外星人拜访了他们。
• 她很迷人，是个可人儿。 → see:She's charming, a sweet creature...
• N-COUNT 傀儡;奴才;走狗
  If you describe someone as someone else'screature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person.
  1. We are not creatures of the Conservative government.
     我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。

英英释义

noun

• a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  Synonym:animalanimate beingbeastbrutefauna
• a human being
  Synonym:wight
• a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
  Synonym:toolpuppet

双语例句

• And the poor creature dropped on his knees before the stolid murderer, and clasped appealing hands.
  于是这个可怜的家伙，双手合掌，祈求地跪倒在那个残忍的凶手面前。
• They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
  有外星人拜访了他们。
• These little American flirts were the queerest creature in the world.
  这些喜欢卖弄风情的美国姑娘，真是世界上最不可捉摸的怪物。
• Man is a civil creature.
  人是文明的动物。
• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.
  他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• We are not creatures of the Conservative government.
  我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。
• The poor creature had no home, family, or friends.
  那个可怜的人既没有住处、家人，也没有朋友。
• She's charming, a sweet creature
  她很迷人，是个可人儿。
• This creature's fur is short, dense and silky.
  这种动物的毛又短又密、丝般柔滑。
• What distinguishes homo sapiens from every other living creature is the mind.
  智人和其他生物的区别在于大脑。