creature的中文翻译是什么意思

creature

US/ˈkriːtʃər/
UK/ˈkriːtʃə(r)/

n. 生物,动物; (具有某种特征的)人; 傀儡

creature柯林斯释义

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 .

  • 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。

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.

  • 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。

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.

  • We are not creatures of the Conservative government.

    我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。

creature英文释义

Noun

1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

    2. a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

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

        creature同义词辨析

        animal, beast, creature, brute, cattle creature :通常指生物或动物,与非生动相对。指人时,则含怜悯或轻蔑的意味。 brute :特指野兽。用于人时,突出其野蛮或残忍。 cattle :指大牲畜,尤其指牛。

        这些名词均含"动物"之意。

        • animal :普通用词,指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。
        • beast :指有别于爬行动物、昆虫等的较大的四脚兽类或牛、马等牲畜。

        creature短语

        1. creature of habit

          信守常规者;例行公事者

        creature场景例句

        A poor little thing [ creature ]!

        可怜的小东西!

        They looked upon the creature with a loathing undisguised.

        他们流露出明显的厌恶看那动物.

        Of course the dog makes such a noise, the poor creature is chained up all day.

        难怪这只狗汪汪叫吵个不停, 这可怜的小家伙已被拴了一天了.

        Man is a reasoning creature.

        人类是一种有理性的动物.

        Man is a civil creature.

        人是文明的动物.

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        creature词性变形

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