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🔑 crea·tureBrE /ˈkriːtʃə(r)/NAmE /ˈkriːtʃər/ noun🔑 a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal 生物;动物◆The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature. 睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。◆respect for all living creatures 对所有生物的尊重◆strange creatures from outer space 来自外太空的怪物 () a person, considered in a particular way (具有某种特征的)人◆You pathetic creature! 你这可怜的家伙!◆She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes. 她有着红色长发、明亮碧眼,是个少见的异域美人。◆He always goes to bed at ten—he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day). 他总在十点钟上床睡觉,是个严守生活习惯的人。 ●a/the creature of sb●sb's creature(formal, disapproving) a person or thing that depends completely on sb else and is controlled by them 傀儡 |