creature

['kri:tʃə]

n.生物, 动物, 人

n.[C]

1. 生物; 动物

Worms are very simple creatures.

蠕虫是很简单的生物。

2. 家畜

3. (含有怜爱或轻蔑的意思)人, 家伙

She's a beautiful creature.

她是个美人。

4. 创造物; 产物

5. 受支配的人, 奴隶; (他人的)工具[(+of)]

词形变化

形容词: creatural | 名词: creatureliness |

词义辨析

同义:

n.生物, 创造物

being  thing  living thing  entity  something  living being

n.动物

animal  beast  brute  mammal  mammalian  vertebrate  invertebrate  quadruped  reptile

n.人类

person  human being  human  man  earthling  soul  mortal  person-age

n.奴才, 走狗

dependent  hireling  puppet  parasite  hanger-on  minion  vassal  liegeman  serf  slave  lackey  flunky  chamberlain  page

n.恶棍, 坏蛋

wretch  miscreant  scoundrel  rascal  cur  brute  monster  ogre  

同义参见:

existence  organism  gull  

英英释义

名词 creature:

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

同义词：animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna

a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

同义词：wight

a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

同义词：tool, puppet

补充

creaturecreature英:[ˈkri:tʃə] 美:[ˈkritʃɚ]n.1.生物, 动物The crocodile is a strange-looking creature.鳄鱼是一种模样古怪的动物。2.人The poor creature had no home, family, or friends.那个可怜的人既没有家和家人, 也没有朋友。

例句

1. The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live.花园四周围着一圈树篱, 许多小动物可以在里面栖息。 2. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人相信每个生灵都拥有灵魂。 3. They have been visited by creatures from outer space.外星人造访过他们。 4. She's charming, a sweet creature.她很迷人, 是个可人儿。 5. I am not a vain creature.我并不是爱慕虚荣的人。 6. The gangster is, primarily, a creature of the imagination.那个黑帮成员基本上是臆想出来的。 7. We are not creatures of the Conservative government.我们不是保守党政府的傀儡。 8. She was a creature of the emotions, rather than reason.她受情感而非理性的支配。 9. night sounds of birds and other creatures.鸟类和其他动物夜间的鸣叫。 10. as fellow creatures on this planet, animals deserve respect.作为共同生活在这个星球上的生物，动物应该受到尊重。 11. a creature from outer space.来自太空的怪物。 12. dress, jewels, and other transitory creatures.衣服、首饰和其他短暂的事物。 13. you heartless creature!.你这个没有心肝的东西！。 14. the village teacher was expected to be the creature of his employer.人们猜想这个乡村教师会受雇主奴役。 15. sea creatures海生动物 16. "rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures"野兔、松鼠及其他毛皮动物 17. They say that these forests are filled with wild creatures. [=beasts]他们说这片森林里有许多野兽。 18. Few living creatures can survive without water.离开了水，几乎任何生物都无法生存。 19. "fantastic/mythical/legendary creatures [=beasts, monsters]"奇异的/神话里的/传说中的怪物 20. strange sea creatures奇特的海怪 21. a giant hairy apelike creature体型很大的长毛类猿生物 22. She's a creature of rare beauty.她是个绝代佳人。 23. "A social creature by nature, he loves working with people."他天性合群，乐于和其他人一起工作。 24. The poor creature had no way to get home.这个可怜的家伙没法回家了。 25. She's a creature of politics.她是政治的产物。 26. The industry is still a creature of the 1930s. [=it began in the 1930s and has not changed]这一行业仍然是20世纪30年代的产物。 27. I'm a creature of habit. [=I always do the same things in the same way]我是一个墨守成规的人。