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creature

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n.人,动物,傀儡,创造物

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词形变化:

名词:creatureliness 形容词:creatural

词根

cre=to make(制造),to grow(生长) 变化型 cresc

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creature


/'kri:tʃə(r); `kritʃɚ/
n
1 living being, esp an animal 生物; (尤指)动物
*dumb creatures, ie animals 不会说话的动物
* Your dog's a ferocious creature! 你的狗真凶!
* creatures from Mars 来自火星的生物.
2 (with a preceding adj 用于形容词之後) person 人
*What a lovely creature! ie a beautiful woman. 多么美丽的女人哪!
* a poor creature, ie a pitiable person 可怜的人.
3 (idm 习语) sb's creature/the creature of sb (fml derog 文, 贬) person who is totally dependent on sb else, and does whatever he wants 受人支配者; (他人的)驯服工具; 奴才; 走狗
*The king would appoint one of his creatures to the post. 国王要派他的一名奴仆去任这差事. a creature of `habit person whose daily life tends to be governed by habit 习惯的奴隶(日常生活受制于习惯的人).

creature


n[C]
1【living thing】
2【imaginary or strange】
3 a creature of habit
4【something made or invented】
5【somebody controlled by something】
6 beautiful/stupid/adorable etc creature
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin:Late Latin creatura, from Latin creare; CREATE]
【LIVING THING】
anything that is living, such as an animal, fish, or insect, but not a plant
 The first living creature sent into space was a dog named Laika.
creatures of the deep
(=animals and fish that live in the ocean)
【IMAGINARY OR STRANGE】
an imaginary animal or person, or one that is very strange and frightening
 creatures from outer space
a creature of habit
someone who always does things in the same way or at the same time
【SOMETHING MADE OR INVENTED】
formal something, especially something bad, that was made or invented by a particular person or organization
creature of
 The poll tax was a creature of the Government.
【SOMEBODY CONTROLLED BY SOMETHING】
someone who is controlled or influenced a lot by something
creature of
 He was a creature of the military government.
beautiful/stupid/adorable etc creature
literary someone who has a particular character or quality
 He was the most beautiful creature Dot had ever seen.
1. By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture,
    到会说话时,他就是传统文化塑造的一个小孩子;

2. When at last he turned, sweat streaming down his face and into his neckerchief, the creature had gone.
    最后当他终于回过头看时,汗水顺着脸流了下来,流到了他的围巾里,那只动物已经走开了。

3. They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature.
    它们腐败之后很快地风化掉, 或被别的动物吃掉.

4. The old lady thought he was a fussy creature.
    老妇人认为他是个大惊小怪的家伙。

5. This hapless creature had never known a moment´s pleasure.
    这个不幸的人一生中没有得到过丝毫快乐。

6. They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature.
    因为它们腐败之后很快就被风化掉,或被别的动物吃掉了。

7. The last creature to compete with man was the mosquito.
    能与竞争的生物最后只有蚊子,

8. The old lady thought he was a fussy creature,
    老妇人觉得巡官大惊小怪,

9. The creature was on the ground, some distance ahead of him, half hidden by undergrowth and deep shade.
    那只动物在前面离他不远的地面上;矮树丛和纵深的树荫将它遮住了一半。

10. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
    没有一种生物所受到的赞美和厌恶会超过花园里常见的蜗牛了。

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