creature
n. 生物；动物；人
形容词：creatural 名词：creatureliness 名词复数：creatures
近义词：livingbeing，livingthing，man，
双解释义
n.(名词)
- [C]生物; 动物 a living being of any kind; an animal
- [C]人 a person of the stated kind
英英释义
Noun
- a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
- a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
组词搭配
形容词+～
- kindly〔lovely, poor〕creature和蔼〔可爱,可怜〕的人
- lower creature低级动物
～+介词
- creatures from outer space外星人
- creature of chance机遇的产物
- creature of the age时代的产物
例句
用作名词(n.)
- This creature lives in the depth of the ocean.这种生物生活在海洋深处。
- We can't see microscopic creature with naked eyes.我们不能用肉眼看到微生物。
- Pandas are precious creatures.熊猫是珍贵的动物。
- The old lady is such a dear creature.这位老太太是位非常可爱的人。
- He is a creature of habit.他是个墨守成规的人。
- The poor creature has had a hard life.这可怜的人一直过着艰苦的生活。
词语用法
n.(名词)
- creature指不包含植物在内的所有生物,尤指动物,也可指“人”,此时多用于具有同情等感情色彩的形容词之后。还可指有生命或无生命的“创造物,产物”。