creature
听听怎么读
英 [ˈkri:tʃə(r)]
美 [ˈkritʃɚ]
是什么意思
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)
- [C]生物; 动物 a living being of any kind; an animal
- [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
- a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
学习怎么用
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
- 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.)
- This creature lives in the depth of the ocean.
这种生物生活在海洋深处。 - We can't see microscopic creature with naked eyes.
我们不能用肉眼看到微生物。 - Pandas are precious creatures.
熊猫是珍贵的动物。 - The old lady is such a dear creature.
这位老太太是位非常可爱的人。 - He is a creature of habit.
他是个墨守成规的人。 - 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 StateCreature Smarts: The Art and Architecture of a Virtual BrainChallenges for complete creature architecturesA Colony Architecture for an Artificial CreatureSimulation device for fostering a virtual creatureLOCOMOTION GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL CREATUREA Bottom-Up Mechanism for Behavior Selection in an Artificial CreatureCarrot-Eaters and Creature-Believers: The Effects of Lexicalization on Children's Inferences about Social CategoriesMinimalist Mobile Robotics: A Colony-style Architecture for an Artificial CreaturePterosaur from the latest cretaceous of west Texas: discovery of the largest flying creature.