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creatureH5kri:7tFE5, $-tFLn [C]any large or small living thing which can move independently; an animal生物, 动物We could see amazing creatures through the glass in the bottom of the boat.透过船底的玻璃我们看到了一些怪得令人吃惊的生物。Don't all living creatures have certain rights?难道不是一切的生物都有某些权利吗?Creature is often used to refer to a life form that is unusual, unknown or imaginary.奇异的生命The unicorn is a mythical creature with a single horn.独角兽是神话中的有一只角的一种怪兽。The film was about creatures from outer space.影片主要讲述的是来自外空的生物。Creature can also mean person when an opinion is being expressed about them.…的人John is a strange/weak/pathetic creature.约翰是个举止奇怪/性格软弱/令人同情的人。(dated) Also a creature can mean a woman. Many people find the word offensive when used in this way.女人(带贬义)Through the door came a lovely creature with blonde hair.一可爱的金发女郎出现在门口。(fml) If a person is the creature of another person or group, they do everything that is asked without question.傀儡，奴才He had become the creature of the secret police.他成了秘密警察的走狗。My children are creatures of habit (=always want to do the same things in the same way).我的孩子总惯于老一套做法，成了习惯的奴隶了。He was usually very concerned about his creature comforts (=food, clothes and all the things that make life pleasant).他通常十分关心的是物质享受。"All creatures great and small" (from the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful by Mrs C. Alexander, 1848)“天地万物，不分大小”（选自赞美诗“一切聪明和美好的事物”，亚力山大夫人作）
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