1 N-COUNT (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 . (尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物，动物
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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。
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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。
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They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
有外星人拜访了他们。
SYN living thing, being, animal, beast
2 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. a creature of habit→see: habit (具有某种特征的)人
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She's charming, a sweet creature.
她很迷人，是个可人儿。
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I am not a vain creature.
我不是个爱慕虚荣的人。
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She was a creature of the emotions, rather than reason. [+ of]
她是个感性的人，不太理性。
3 N-COUNT [with poss] 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. 傀儡;奴才;走狗 [disapproval]
SYN minion, tool, instrument [informal] , puppet
| Word Link | creat ≈ making : creation, creature, procreate |
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