creature
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkriː.tʃər/ us/ˈkriː.tʃɚ/
B1 生物；动物
any large or small living thing that can move independently
Rainforests are filled with amazing creatures. 雨林中满是奇异的生灵。
Don't all living creatures have certain rights? 难道不是一切生物都具有某些权利吗？
Blue whales are the largest creatures ever to have lived. 蓝鲸是有生命以来最大的动物。
（神秘不寻常的）怪物，生物;（想象出来的）生物
used to refer to a life form that is unusual or imaginary
The unicorn is a mythical creature. 独角兽是神话中虚构出来的动物。
The film was about creatures from outer space. 影片讲述的是来自外部空间的怪物。
The duck-billed platypus is a truly bizarre creature. 鸭嘴兽的确是一种奇异的动物。
…的人
used to refer to a person when an opinion is being expressed about them
John is a strange/weak/pathetic creature. 约翰是个怪人／软弱的人／可怜人。
A lovely blonde creature (= a beautiful blonde woman) walked into the room. 一位美丽的金发女郎走进了房间。
- More examples
- The unicorn is a fabulous creature.
- Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars.
- We saw many creatures of the forest.
- His book examines the symbolism of many mythical creatures.
- The log was home to all sorts of little creatures.
Idioms
be the creature of someone/somethingidiom formal disapproving 是…的傀儡;成为…的奴才
to do everything that you are asked to do by a particular person or organization, without question
He had become the creature of the secret police. 他成了秘密警察的走狗。
creature of habitidiom 墨守成规的人;生活极有规律的人
someone who always does the same thing in the same way
My father's such a creature of habit - he always has to have a biscuit and a cup of tea at bedtime. 我父亲生活极有规律——睡前总要吃块饼干喝杯茶。