plural creatures
plural creatures
Learner's definition of CREATURE
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a : an animal of any type生物；动物 -
rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures野兔、松鼠及其他毛皮动物
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They say that these forests are filled with wild creatures. [=beasts]他们说这片森林里有许多野兽。
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Few living creatures can survive without water.离开了水，几乎任何生物都无法生存。
b : an imaginary or very strange kind of animal怪物 -
fantastic/mythical/legendary creatures [=beasts, monsters]奇异的/神话里的/传说中的怪物
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strange sea creatures奇特的海怪
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a giant hairy apelike creature体型很大的长毛类猿生物
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: a person usually of a specified type特定类型的人 -
She's a creature of rare beauty.她是个绝代佳人。
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A social creature by nature, he loves working with people.他天性合群，乐于和其他人一起工作。
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The poor creature had no way to get home.这个可怜的家伙没法回家了。
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: a person or thing that is influenced or controlled by something specified受…影响（或支配）的人（或事物） —
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She's a creature of politics.她是政治的产物。
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The industry is still a creature of the 1930s. [=it began in the 1930s and has not changed]这一行业仍然是20世纪30年代的产物。
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I'm a creature of habit. [=I always do the same things in the same way]我是一个墨守成规的人。