| 英语单词 | critter |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['krɪtə(r)] 美 ['krɪtər] |
| 中文释义 | n. <口>生物; 家畜; <贬>人 |
| vocabulary简明 | A critter is an animal. If you hear scratching noises in your ceiling at night, you can be sure that some kind of critter is living in your attic. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Critter is an informal word for any living creature, from a wolf to a spider. You might like going to watch various critters at the zoo, or live on a small farm where you can keep critters of your own, like goats and chickens. Critter first appeared in the early 19th century, a shortened slang or joking form of the word creature. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]生物 A critter is a living creature. [AM 美] [INFORMAL 非正式]
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