词汇 | creature |
释义 | creature 2 ENTRIES FOUND: creature (noun) creature comfort (noun) creature /ˈkriːtʃɚ/ noun plural creatures creature /ˈkriːtʃɚ/ noun plural creatures Learner's definition of CREATURE [count] 1 a : an animal of any type生物;动物 rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures野兔、松鼠及其他毛皮动物 They say that these forests are filled with wild creatures. [=beasts]他们说这片森林里有许多野兽。 Few living creatures can survive without water.离开了水,几乎任何生物都无法生存。 b : an imaginary or very strange kind of animal怪物 fantastic/mythical/legendary creatures [=beasts, monsters]奇异的/神话里的/传说中的怪物 strange sea creatures奇特的海怪 a giant hairy apelike creature体型很大的长毛类猿生物 2 : a person usually of a specified type特定类型的人 She's a creature of rare beauty.她是个绝代佳人。 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。 The poor creature had no way to get home.这个可怜的家伙没法回家了。 3 : a person or thing that is influenced or controlled by something specified受…影响(或支配)的人(或事物) — + of She's a creature of politics.她是政治的产物。 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。 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。 |
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