1N-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 a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures . (尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物,动物
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。
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。
They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
2N-COUNT (具有某种特征的)人 If you say that someone is a particular type of creature, you are focusing on a particular quality they have. a creature of habit→see: habit(具有某种特征的)人
She's charming, a sweet creature.
她很迷人,是个可人儿。
I am not a vain creature.
我不是个爱慕虚荣的人。
She was a creature of the emotions, rather than reason. [+ of]
她是个感性的人,不太理性。
3N-COUNT [with poss]傀儡;奴才;走狗 If you describe someone as someone else's creature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person. 傀儡;奴才;走狗 [disapproval]
We are not creatures of the Conservative government.
ADJECTIVE➤living生物◇All living creatures need food.所有的生物都需要食物。➤primitive, simple原始/簡單生物▸➤complex複雜生物▸➤intelligent有智力的生物▸➤cold-blooded, warm-blooded冷血/溫血動物▸➤wild野生動物◇the wild creatures of the forest森林裏的野生動物➤social群居的動物◇Dogs are more social creatures than cats.狗比貓更喜歡群居。➤solitary獨居的動物▸➤night, nocturnal夜間活動的動物▸➤aquatic, marine, sea, underwater, water水棲生物;海洋生物;水生生物▸➤woodland林地動物◇Woodland creatures such as owls are increasingly common in towns.貓頭鷹等林地動物在城鎮中越來越常見了。➤ape-like, bat-like, etc.類猿、類蝙蝠等動物▸➤little, small, tiny小動物;極小的動物◇These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened.這些膽小的小動物受到威脅就會放出一股刺鼻的氣味。➤giant, huge巨型的/龐大的動物▸➤helpless無助的動物◇The newborn young are helpless creatures.新生的小動物弱小無助。➤pathetic, poor可憐的動物▸➤dangerous危險的動物▸➤furry毛茸茸的動物➤winged有翼動物➤four-legged四足動物▸➤beautiful, magnificent美麗的/漂亮的動物◇It is awesome to see these magnificent creatures in flight.看到這些漂亮的動物飛翔,真是令人驚歎。➤exotic, strange奇異生物◇a strange creature from another planet來自另一個行星的奇怪生物➤alien, humanoid外星人;類人動物▸➤magical, mystical, mythical, mythological神奇的生物;神秘的生物;神話中的生物▸➤demonic, evil, foul, monstrous, vile邪惡的怪物;恐怖的怪物◇I dreamed of evil creatures who were trying to catch me.我夢見邪惡的怪物要抓我。