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.