creature
creature
英[ˈkriːtʃə(r)]美[ˈkriːtʃər]
n.生物，动物，（具有某种特征的）人，傀儡；
复数：creatures;
例句
reptilian creature爬虫动物
a prissy and emotionless creature谨慎、冷漠的傀儡
This creature’s tail will regenerate if it is cut off.这种动物的尾巴如果被割掉,会再生出来。
a mythical creature that could change its form能改变形体的神话中的生物
a creature of monstrous size异常巨大的生物
Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
This creature had the largest eyes in the whole animal kingdom.这种动物在整个动物界中眼睛最大。
My cousin Billy Bob, who was a mean little runt, said it was a lot of hooey, there was no such creature.我的表弟比利·鲍勃，一个可恶的小矮个，说那全都是胡说，根本没有这样的事。
This creature’s natural habitat is the jungle.这种动物的栖息地是丛林。
a fabled creature symbolic of virginity一种虚构的代表童贞的动物
英语六级真题
Just off the coast of Southern California sits Santa Cruz Island, where a magical creature called the island fox dwells .
2018年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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(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 .
例句
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.
例句
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.
例句
We are not creatures of the Conservative government.我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。英汉词典释义
n.
生物, 动物
The crocodile is a strange-looking creature.鳄鱼是一种模样古怪的动物。人
The poor creature had no home, family, or friends.那个可怜的人既没有家和家人, 也没有朋友。英英词典释义
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
