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*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*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
