单词 | creature |
释义 | creature 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 用於形容词之後) person 人 What a lovely creature! ie a beautiful woman. 多麽美丽的女人哪! 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(日常生活受制於习惯的人). |
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