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单词 creature comforts
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Definition of creature comforts in English:

creature comforts

plural noun
  • Material comforts that contribute to physical ease and well-being, such as good food and accommodation.

    (好的食宿等)物质享受

    you're a long way from home and the only creature comforts you have are a television
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this class of accommodation expect to find all the creature comforts associated with rated accommodation.
    • Like with so many other traditional craft-forms, what was once an essential part of everyday life has, in our age of greater creature comforts, become mainly a hobby and craft.
    • Corsicans love their food and creature comforts.
    • No matter how many creature comforts we accumulate, no matter how secure we think we are, we know that something is wrong, terribly wrong.
    • What makes the usual and expected standards of physical well-being and creature comforts unimportant to so many people at the same time?
    • We have a biological existence, through which we experience the vital values of creature comforts, physical ease, agreeableness, adaptability and corporeal pleasures.
    • At Guantanamo, by contrast, interrogators can reward cooperators with better food, more creature comforts and favorable plea bargains.
    • What are the creature comforts you have on the bus?
    • Like her, I'm not at all embarrassed to say I hold creature comforts high on my list of ‘musts.’
    • All these creature comforts are there to be enjoyed by a couple of foxy-haired wiry mongrels and five lithe greyhounds that come bounding out the doorway.
    • The fabric inside makes it seem like you are actually in your bed, surrounded by a big lovely duvet, so you are unaware when you fall asleep that you are without your usual creature comforts.
    • Are there any others out there ready to give up the creature comforts of materialism and strike back for the working class?
    • Shouldn't I be willing to sacrifice creature comforts in favor of working to change things for those who have less?
    • Physical safety and creature comforts exact a terrible price in that regard.
    • But don't worry; you don't need to forego your creature comforts.
    • For the moment, those dreams largely mean material happiness and creature comforts, rather than children or community.
    • As far as creature comforts go, food is not in short supply, but it is most definitely not a holiday highlight.
    • He may have liked women too, but not as much as his creature comforts, and he kept an eye peeled for opportunities to make himself rich.
    • For many people this means tightening the belt a bit, cutting back on the creature comforts and simply making inroads into the credit card bill.
    • So, here I am, suffering for my passion, yet not wanting to give up the creature comforts and pseudo-stability that I now feel in my current position.

Definition of creature comforts in US English:

creature comforts

plural nounˈkrēCHər ˈkəmfərtsˈkritʃər ˈkəmfərts
  • Material comforts that contribute to physical ease and well-being, such as good food and accommodations.

    (好的食宿等)物质享受

    you're a long way from home and the only creature comforts you have are a television
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this class of accommodation expect to find all the creature comforts associated with rated accommodation.
    • The fabric inside makes it seem like you are actually in your bed, surrounded by a big lovely duvet, so you are unaware when you fall asleep that you are without your usual creature comforts.
    • So, here I am, suffering for my passion, yet not wanting to give up the creature comforts and pseudo-stability that I now feel in my current position.
    • For the moment, those dreams largely mean material happiness and creature comforts, rather than children or community.
    • Are there any others out there ready to give up the creature comforts of materialism and strike back for the working class?
    • But don't worry; you don't need to forego your creature comforts.
    • Corsicans love their food and creature comforts.
    • Like her, I'm not at all embarrassed to say I hold creature comforts high on my list of ‘musts.’
    • No matter how many creature comforts we accumulate, no matter how secure we think we are, we know that something is wrong, terribly wrong.
    • All these creature comforts are there to be enjoyed by a couple of foxy-haired wiry mongrels and five lithe greyhounds that come bounding out the doorway.
    • Physical safety and creature comforts exact a terrible price in that regard.
    • He may have liked women too, but not as much as his creature comforts, and he kept an eye peeled for opportunities to make himself rich.
    • For many people this means tightening the belt a bit, cutting back on the creature comforts and simply making inroads into the credit card bill.
    • What are the creature comforts you have on the bus?
    • What makes the usual and expected standards of physical well-being and creature comforts unimportant to so many people at the same time?
    • We have a biological existence, through which we experience the vital values of creature comforts, physical ease, agreeableness, adaptability and corporeal pleasures.
    • At Guantanamo, by contrast, interrogators can reward cooperators with better food, more creature comforts and favorable plea bargains.
    • As far as creature comforts go, food is not in short supply, but it is most definitely not a holiday highlight.
    • Shouldn't I be willing to sacrifice creature comforts in favor of working to change things for those who have less?
    • Like with so many other traditional craft-forms, what was once an essential part of everyday life has, in our age of greater creature comforts, become mainly a hobby and craft.
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