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N Count Creature Refer Living 英[ˈkri:Tʃə(R 美[ˈkritʃɚ N.生物,动物;人;创造物;(他人的)工具 尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物,动物

单词 creature
音标
英[ˈkri:tʃə(r)] 美[ˈkritʃɚ]
解释
n.生物,动物;人;创造物;(他人的)工具;
例句

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 a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures .
例: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。
例: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。

N-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.
例:She's charming, a sweet creature...她很迷人,是个可人儿。
例:I am not a vain creature...我不是个爱慕虚荣的人。

N-COUNT
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.
例:We are not creatures of the Conservative government.我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。
变形
pl:creatures~

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