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BNC: 2268 COCA: 2353

creature

noun
 
/ˈkriːtʃə(r)/
/ˈkriːtʃər/
Idioms
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  1.  
     a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal生物；动物
    • respect for all living creatures对所有生物的尊重
    • alien/strange/mythical creatures外星/奇怪/神秘的生物
    • octopuses and other sea creatures章鱼和其他海洋生物
    • The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
    Extra Examples
    • Dogs are more social creatures than cats.狗比猫更喜欢群居。
    • I dreamt of evil creatures who were trying to catch me.我梦见邪恶的怪物要抓我。
    • It is awesome to see these magnificent creatures in flight.看到这些漂亮的动物飞翔，真是令人惊叹。
    • The newborn young are helpless creatures and easy prey for birds.新生的小动物弱小无助，很容易遭猛禽捕食。
    • These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened.这些胆小的小动物受到威胁就会放出一股刺鼻的气味。
    • Woodland creatures such as foxes and owls are increasingly common in towns.林中动物如狐狸、猫头鹰等在镇子里越来越常见了。
    • a strange creature from another planet来自另一个行星的奇怪生物
    • the wild creatures of the forest森林里的野生动物
    • Goblins and other dangerous creatures lurked inside the cave.妖怪和其他危险动物埋伏在洞穴里。
    • We share the land with all living creatures and have a duty to preserve its riches.我们与所有生物共享土地，有责任保护其财富。
    Topics Insects, worms, etc.b2, Animalsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • living
    • primitive
    • simple
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (especially following an adjective尤置于形容词后) a person, considered in a particular way（具有某种特征的）人
    • You pathetic creature!你这可怜的家伙！
    • She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes.她有着红色长发、明亮碧眼，是个少见的异域美人。
    • He always goes to bed at ten—he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day).他总在十点钟上床睡觉，是个严守生活习惯的人。
    Extra Examples
    • She was a sociable creature; she liked people.她是一个善于交际的人；她喜欢人。
    • a complex/​unhappy creature复杂/不快乐的生物
    • a poor/​sad/​charming creature可怜/悲伤/迷人的动物
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • living
    • primitive
    • simple
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘something created’): via Old French from late Latin creatura, from the verb creare ‘to produce’.
Idioms
a/the creature of somebody | somebody’s creature
  1. (formal, disapproving) a person or thing that depends completely on somebody else and is controlled by them傀儡
BNC: 2268 COCA: 2353
creature

noun

ADJECTIVE➤living生物◇All living creatures need food.所有的生物都需要食物。➤primitive, simple原始／簡單生物▸➤complex複雜生物▸➤intelligent有智力的生物▸➤cold-blooded, warm-blooded冷血／溫血動物▸➤wild野生動物◇the wild creatures of the forest森林裏的野生動物➤social群居的動物◇Dogs are more social creatures than cats.狗比貓更喜歡群居。➤solitary獨居的動物▸➤night, nocturnal夜間活動的動物▸➤aquatic, marine, sea, underwater, water水棲生物；海洋生物；水生生物▸➤woodland林地動物◇Woodland creatures such as owls are increasingly common in towns.貓頭鷹等林地動物在城鎮中越來越常見了。➤ape-like, bat-like, etc.類猿、類蝙蝠等動物▸➤little, small, tiny小動物；極小的動物◇These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened.這些膽小的小動物受到威脅就會放出一股刺鼻的氣味。➤giant, huge巨型的／龐大的動物▸➤helpless無助的動物◇The newborn young are helpless creatures.新生的小動物弱小無助。➤pathetic, poor可憐的動物▸➤dangerous危險的動物▸➤furry毛茸茸的動物➤winged有翼動物➤four-legged四足動物▸➤beautiful, magnificent美麗的／漂亮的動物◇It is awesome to see these magnificent creatures in flight.看到這些漂亮的動物飛翔，真是令人驚歎。➤exotic, strange奇異生物◇a strange creature from another planet來自另一個行星的奇怪生物➤alien, humanoid外星人；類人動物▸➤magical, mystical, mythical, mythological神奇的生物；神秘的生物；神話中的生物▸➤demonic, evil, foul, monstrous, vile邪惡的怪物；恐怖的怪物◇I dreamed of evil creatures who were trying to catch me.我夢見邪惡的怪物要抓我。
BNC: 2268 COCA: 2353
creature noun
⇨ animal
BNC: 2268 COCA: 2353

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