creature
英 [ˈkri:tʃə(r)] 美 [ˈkritʃɚ]

n.

生物，动物；人；创造物；（他人的）工具

变形

复数：creatures

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]生物; 动物 a living being of any kind; an animal
2. [C]人 a person of the stated kind

英英释义

creature[ 'kri:tʃə ]

• n.
  • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

    同义词：animalanimate beingbeastbrutefauna

  • a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

    同义词：wight

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

    同义词：toolpuppet

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)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

词组短语

living creature生物；生命单位

fellow creature同类动物；人类

creature comfort n. 物质享受（尤指食物）

同近义词辨析

beast, brute, creature, cattle, animal

这组词都有“动物”的意思，其区别是：

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。

brute特指野兽。用于人时，突出其野蛮或残忍。

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。

cattle指大牲畜，尤其指牛。

animal普通用词，指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。

life, creature, maintenance, survival, existence

life生命，生活

creature生物，动物，人

maintenance保持，保养，维修，一般不指人；

survival在困难中的生存、幸存；

existence艰难或无聊的生活方式

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. This creature lives in the depth of the ocean.
   这种生物生活在海洋深处。
2. We can't see microscopic creature with naked eyes.
   我们不能用肉眼看到微生物。
3. Pandas are precious creatures.
   熊猫是珍贵的动物。
4. The old lady is such a dear creature.
   这位老太太是位非常可爱的人。
5. He is a creature of habit.
   他是个墨守成规的人。
6. The poor creature has had a hard life.
   这可怜的人一直过着艰苦的生活。

权威例句

Money as a Creature of the State
Creature Smarts: The Art and Architecture of a Virtual Brain
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A Colony Architecture for an Artificial Creature
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LOCOMOTION GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL CREATURE
A Bottom-Up Mechanism for Behavior Selection in an Artificial Creature
Carrot-Eaters and Creature-Believers: The Effects of Lexicalization on Children's Inferences about Social Categories
Minimalist Mobile Robotics: A Colony-style Architecture for an Artificial Creature
Pterosaur from the latest cretaceous of west Texas: discovery of the largest flying creature.