| [/ˈkriːtʃə(r); ˋkritʃɚ/] n 用法:
1 living being, esp an animal 生物; （尤指）动物:
dumb creatures, ie animals 不会说话的动物 *
Your dog's a ferocious creature! 你的狗真凶! *
creatures from Mars 来自火星的生物. 用法:
2 (with a preceding adj 用於形容词之後) person 人:
What a lovely creature! ie a beautiful woman. 多麽美丽的女人哪! *
a poor creature, ie a pitiable person 可怜的人. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) sb's creature/the creature of sb (fml derog 文, 贬) person who is totally dependent on sb else, and does whatever he wants 受人支配者; （他人的）驯服工具; 奴才; 走狗:
The king would appoint one of his creatures to the post. 国王要派他的一名奴仆去任这差事. a creature of `habit person whose daily life tends to be governed by habit 习惯的奴隶（日常生活受制於习惯的人）. |