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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 ExamplesTopics Insects, worms, etc.b2, Animalsb2Dogs 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- living
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(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 ExamplesShe 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
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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
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a person or thing that depends completely on somebody else and is controlled by them 傀儡