| 单词 | creature |
| 释义 | creature (kriːtʃəʳ ) Word forms: creatures 1. countable noun B1+ You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures. The Inuit of Alaska believe that every living creature possesses a spirit. The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live. They have been visited by creatures from outer space. Synonyms: living thing, being, animal, beast 2. countable noun If you say that someone is a particular type of creature, you are focusing on a particular quality they have. She's charming, a sweet creature. I am not a vain creature. She was a creature of the emotions, rather than reason. [+ of] 3. a creature of habit phrase If you say that someone is a creature of habit, you mean that they usually do the same thing at the same time each day, rather than doing new and different things. 4. countable noun [with poss] If you describe someone as someone else's creature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person. [disapproval] We are not creatures of the Conservative government. Synonyms: minion, tool, instrument [informal], puppet Idioms: creature comforts modern sleeping, eating and washing facilities Each room has its own patio or balcony and provides guests with all modern creature comforts. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: curious creature What a curious creature this was: not opera, not really symphony. Times, Sunday Times But some curious creatures went to investigate the strange white flakes that were falling from the sky. Times, Sunday Times They really are curious creatures. The Sun It's a reminder of our fascination with this dangerous creature and a warning that, if we don't act, this may be all that's left. Times, Sunday Times After all, what's the most dangerous creature we've got? The Sun You never know what kind of dangerous creature may lurk in wait. Times, Sunday Times We don't have any dangerous creatures in our lab. Times, Sunday Times Jellyfish are among the oceans' most dangerous creatures. The Sun Sharing your home with a deadly creature isn't always a great idea - as the people featured in this episode discover the hard way. The Sun The unfortunate people featured in this new series have one disturbing thing in common - their homes have been infested by deadly creatures. The Sun They are some of the wildest and deadliest creatures of the land, which look like big black wolves with two sparkling violet eyes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are two other deadly creatures in the castle; monsters and spiders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of them are supposedly deadly creatures shrouded with mystery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet, almost stumbling over a small group resting on a pebble bank last week we were suddenly able to appreciate what delicate creatures they are. Times, Sunday Times The delicate creatures are known for their beautiful wings that are covered in a bold black and white pattern. Times, Sunday Times They are also delicate creatures which only live for about twenty minutes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus, many delicate creatures avoided consumption by scavengers or being torn apart by currents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet they are elusive creatures and are rarely seen. The Sun (2006) In this programme, experts try to discover what the elusive creatures get up to in the dark. The Sun (2009) The programme has so far put the spotlight on the animal kingdom, filming elusive creatures such as the snow leopard. The Sun (2006) Kids will love meeting monkeys, lemurs and other exotic creatures in the zoo. The Sun (2013) In total, 74 exotic creatures were seized in a raid on the site in January. The Sun (2013) Any mention of Barbados and wildlife and thoughts will probably turn to exotic marine creatures and spectacular coral reefs. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The extinct creature was at least 5 feet (1.5m), taller than even the emperor penguin, and had the longest beak ever known among the aquatic birds. Times, Sunday Times In the first, scientists could take a living descendant of an extinct creature and forage in its genome for ancient genes that have since gone dormant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The breakthrough will help scientists reconstruct how other extinct creatures looked, the researchers believe. The Sun The latest technology has even made it possible to reconstruct the genomes of extinct creatures: the genome of the woolly mammoth was pieced together last year. Times, Sunday Times The expansion focuses around extinct animals, mainly dinosaurs or ice age creatures, as well as more recently extinct creatures like the dodo, thylacine and quagga. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We have 10 kits to give away to help you get close to the fascinating creatures that live in our gardens, parks and countryside. Times, Sunday Times I can see why they revered cats - they are fascinating creatures, and they know it. Times, Sunday Times Hedgehogs are never going to love you, but they are fascinating creatures and should help to clear your garden of slugs. Times, Sunday Times Dive into this amazing underwater world for the chance to see many strange, beautiful and fascinating creatures of the deep. The Sun In his survey we meet fascinating creatures: snakes with human faces, snakes with legs, and anguipedes - creatures with feet in the form of snakes. The Times Literary Supplement At any moment you half expect a fearsome creature to stomp out of the swamp and ferns. Times, Sunday Times The extent of the threat that this fearsome creature could pose to our housing market has yet to become clear, although some early effects are already being felt. Times, Sunday Times What fearsome creature howls under the full moon? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are unlikely house companions but all manner of spiky, prickly and fearsome creatures are now officially loveable. Times, Sunday Times There she meets a porcupine, a bear, and a hungry cougar, among other fearsome creatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some pictures his dome looks like a rest home for some moth-eaten forest creature. The Sun Its main role will be to encourage people to learn about the forest creatures. Times, Sunday Times There's nothing wrong with a title in which you rescue forest creatures from danger or foreigners from enemies of freedom. canada.com Forest creatures darted in the shadows, while notes pattered about like an accompaniment to some unheard melody. Times, Sunday Times Cuckoos, nightingales and birds galore; furry forest creatures; the anxiety call of the contrabassoon: they're spotted all over the bulk of this massive hymn to life in all forms. Times, Sunday Times Investor confidence can be a fragile creature, not least in times of financial turbulence. Times, Sunday Times But they remain, for all their shaggy stateliness, fragile creatures. Times,Sunday Times Underwater imaging allows for undisturbed observations of these fragile creatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Racehorses, particularly jumps horses, are fragile creatures prone to untimely injury and unfathomable ill-health. Times, Sunday Times Though fast, they are fragile creatures. The Sun The exact function of the protein in the furry creatures isn't completely understood but by blocking pain related to the protein, asthma symptoms fell. The Sun And yet any number of cute furry creatures, attractive aristocrats and endearing family members will attest to the contrary. Times, Sunday Times But the furry creatures give them the slip during a thunderstorm. The Sun Sunshine, daffodils - and like small furry creatures coming out of hibernation, we emerge from the house, blinking a little, stretching in the warmth. Times, Sunday Times Gerbils are cute and furry creatures. Times, Sunday Times It would be impossible for a group of young people like this, faced by a giant creature, never to mention a single monster movie. Times, Sunday Times So, it might, in fact, be a giant creature from the deep. Times, Sunday Times The giant creature had broken free of its moorings at a funfair and had come to rest on a main road in the north of the city. Times, Sunday Times The water currents from the giant creature disturb the reactor, causing it to go into lock-down mode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have the ability to magically disguise themselves as any humanoid or giant creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Harmless creatures then mimic these colours to hitch a free ride. Times, Sunday Times I've spent many years monitoring the growth of the various apparently harmless creatures who choose to loll about on, over and around these islands. Times, Sunday Times Although these plagues of ants look scary, they are harmless creatures. Times, Sunday Times Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, along comes this series which recounts shocking tales of normally harmless creatures turning on humans. The Sun It seemed there could be no better vantage from which to research the human creature than from behind her chair, hands in her hair. Times, Sunday Times A human creature on all fours paced restlessly inside the borders of a cage of light. Times, Sunday Times Not a human creature was to be caught sight of in the paths they took. The Secret Garden The disgusting human creatures scream in panic and run in all directons, taking with them their lies and deceptions. Times, Sunday Times No human creature can change this. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During this period animal and hybrid creatures were dominant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He creates many strange, hybrid creatures in his dark laboratories, including minotaurs, lizardmen, orcs, and goblins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These hybrid creatures have bodies made of a combination of machine, animal, human and monster parts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two of these half-humanoid half-spider hybrid creatures arrived via meteorite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The little creature was obviously feeling a bit prickly. The Sun Whereas when my son was born, it felt like this strange little creature had come into being. Times, Sunday Times We can't tell because the little creature won't lift its tail. Times, Sunday Times The wide gepgraphic range of fossil specimens in turn indicates that the crab was an adaptable little creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You design a little creature and use him to colonise other galaxies. The Sun It was also a living creature and one worthy of love. Times, Sunday Times The clam, from a species called the ocean quahog, appears to be the oldest living creature ever known. Times, Sunday Times The next step was to reproduce the mutation in a living creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground. Christianity Today Money behaves like a living creature when it takes on the definitive characteristic of life: the ability to reproduce. The Times Literary Supplement When she gets a night-time visit from a tiny magical creature it seems as though her luck will change. Times, Sunday Times Each guild has a familiar, a small magical creature who accompanies and assists the player throughout the game. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Things get more complicated when the star turns out to be flesh and blood, and all manner of magical creatures are after her. The Sun Those riding it will plunge 'into the path of some of the wizarding world's rarest magical creatures', all while riding on a thrilling rollercoaster. The Sun Sometimes the term describes any magical creature, including goblins or gnomes: at other times, the term only describes a specific type of more ethereal creature or sprite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In life this 15-year-old bull was a magnificent creature weighing 1½ tonnes. Times, Sunday Times He, if only he, can be cool and collected in presence of this magnificent creature. Times, Sunday Times What a magnificent creature she must have been. Times, Sunday Times I can understand why the swimmers who saw it were alarmed, but really they should have enjoyed the chance to see this magnificent creature up close. The Sun Take a seat in the first few rows for a sensational soaking from these magnificent creatures. The Sun Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For 2010 may be the year that one of nature's most majestic creatures finally fades from view. The Sun The final part of this wonderful series meets the dedicated scientists who are trying to save these majestic creatures before it's too late. Times, Sunday Times The scientists studying the marine creature were able to record echolocation clicks that bounced off smaller animals during the dive, suggesting that the whale was hunting. Times, Sunday Times The rock lobster has among the longest larval development known for any marine creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Evidence of their occupation includes art sites, middens and a spectacular petroglyph of a marine creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He regularly appeared on television and in print, and was a world expert on great apes, marine creatures and especially on elephants. Times, Sunday Times The acid attacks limestone, which was made millions of years ago from tiny sea shells and skeletons of marine creatures. Times, Sunday Times On board were thousands of microscopic creatures known as moss piglets or tardigrades. Times, Sunday Times Microscopic creatures that date back to the origin of life and exist in their billions. Times, Sunday Times Nematode worms do not impinge much on the public consciousness, except to those gardeners who use the microscopic creatures for natural pest control. Times, Sunday Times Believing that an entire society of microscopic creatures are living on that speck, he places it atop a clover. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through the continued study of the ecology of these microscopic creatures, scientists can better understand and more effectively manage myriad populations of both land and sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The body of some monstrous creature with a snout-like protrusion and bloated hooves washes in with the tide. Times, Sunday Times The monstrous creature itself could be more spectacular, too. Times, Sunday Times Cue lots of monstrous creatures and edge-of-the-seat action. The Sun The discovery of such monstrous creatures raised troubling questions. Smithsonian There, he stumbles upon a group of seven large, monstrous creatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They talk of a mysterious creature in these parts. Times, Sunday Times The mysterious creature, possibly a puma or panther, must have been more than 5½ft long to reach up and press its face against the glass. The Sun A tropical cruise goes horribly wrong for the trio when they end up stranded on a desert island - with only a mysterious creature for company... The Sun But then a mysterious creature arrived and put a counter-spell on the doors, making them open. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I know about giant squids, the mysterious creatures of the depths, creatures that can't be watched because they live too deep, and can't be captured because they fall apart. Times, Sunday Times He even camps out overnight to get a glimpse of the mythical creature. The Sun Five minutes later, another mythical creature made an appearance in the prime minister's speech, one thought to be even rarer than a unicorn. Times, Sunday Times I spotted just one interesting mythical creature: a snake covered in grass. Times, Sunday Times Now you see him, now you don't - the mythical creature has always been a difficult beast to track down. The Sun But things look up when he discovers a mythical creature lives in its depths. The Sun This use of the iron fan was taught him by a mythological creature, a tengu, who had also instructed him in the art of swordsmanship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Suggested identities range from a mythological creature to an elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros or crocodile. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Phoenixes are not the only mythological creature portrayed in the decorations of this gate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sides were often decorated with carved statues and located directly underneath was the figurehead, usually in the form of animals, shields or mythological creatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Has 666 beasts on his body, from deer and wolves to mythological creatures like unicorns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its huge rotating eyeballs have similar properties to the retina of a fellow nocturnal creature, the owl. Times, Sunday Times A nocturnal creature, the axehandle hound travels from camp to camp searching for its next meal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's just us and nocturnal creatures such as aardvarks and bats. Times, Sunday Times Later, we get to see bats and other nocturnal creatures come out to play, before we're back to a brand-new day again. The Sun Having been predominantly nocturnal creatures, our distant ancestors began to emerge in daylight. Times, Sunday Times Struggling actors are odd creatures. Smithsonian The tales that have come from these odd creatures have struck fear into the hearts of many people before they knew what it was. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Odd creatures abound in these regions and strange allegories unfold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Westerners occasionally reported seeing odd creatures or strange tracks in this region since 19th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the underworld, there was only chaos and odd creatures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The poor creature came into the world a super-rare piglet. The Sun The poor creature couldn't be left alone, not for one minute. Times, Sunday Times The poor creature was wrapped in barbed wire and had been washed up at the end of its life. The Sun The poor creature lasted two years in the king's hopeless care before tragically expiring. Times, Sunday Times The poor creature didn't make it. The Sun A prehistoric creature that clambered across mud near a watering hole millions of years ago has provided the earliest known evidence of reptiles. Times, Sunday Times You're bobbing around and suddenly, out of the blue, this enormous, mottled, prehistoric creature appears. Times, Sunday Times International press reports at the time said that it might be some kind of prehistoric creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Handle genuine dinosaur fossils and learn more about the prehistoric creatures. Times, Sunday Times By looking at fossils from these basins, experts can also get a better sense of how prehistoric creatures were moving across the globe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But to his fans he was that rare creature, an artist who pursued a single aesthetic and refused to bend with the wind. Times, Sunday Times The tiger isn't the only preciously rare creature in the park. Times, Sunday Times He's that rare creature, a star on screen and off. The Sun And what's that rare creature, the genuinely surprising plot twist? Times, Sunday Times See below for your chance to bag one of these rare creatures. The Sun What are we to make of this remarkable creature and his torments? The Times Literary Supplement On top of all this it's simply a treat to have the great man in front of the camera for a full hour talking about a single remarkable creature. Times, Sunday Times Bluefin tuna are remarkable creatures, able to dive to 3,000ft and migrate thousands of miles each year across the ocean. Times, Sunday Times And, what's more, you'll discover that elephants are remarkable creatures. The Sun They are indeed remarkable creatures. The Sun Why destroy sea creatures, not protect them? Times, Sunday Times (2013) He has read a great deal about sea creatures and spent a lot of time wading around at low tide. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A walker gets a monster surprise - a gruesome sea creature curled up on the sand. The Sun (2011) We're both sentient creatures; we both feel pain; we know hunger; we know cold. Times, Sunday Times All over the world we have yet to agree our rights over, and responsibilities towards, other sentient creatures and our delicate symbiosis with them. Times, Sunday Times They are sentient creatures which communicate through psionic sounds referred to as songs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have four tentacles around a lamprey-like mouth, and require the brains of sentient creatures as part of their diet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He states they are the reason most sentient creatures have an instinctual fear of the dark. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Surely any self-respecting badger, shy creatures who prefer to stay in and watch telly in their setts, would disown the lot. Times, Sunday Times Bears are shy creatures, we are told, and in the end it doesn't matter. Times, Sunday Times However, many still collaborate once out on the water, calculating that by sharing information they all stand a better chance of spotting the shy creatures. Times, Sunday Times Smiling, he mumbled that snakes and scorpions are shy creatures. Times, Sunday Times Farther afield, habitually shy creatures have ventured into becalmed cities. Times,Sunday Times The slimy creature knocked out a set of traffic lights after crawling across a circuit board — causing two cars to collide head-on. The Sun The egg hatches, revealing a crystal and (presumably) a slimy creature that hides on the ship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Plentiful rain, warm temperatures and a shortage of summer sun have provided perfect munching conditions for the slimy creatures. Times, Sunday Times They include worm charming where two teams compete to entice the slimy creatures out of the ground. The Sun They can get stomachchurning lungworms even if they just sniff the grass where the slimy creatures have been. The Sun The ankylosaurus fossils suggest a more solitary creature. Times, Sunday Times They are thought to spend most of their life as a solitary creature, but form into large shoals/groups from time to time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was probably a nocturnal, solitary creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These solitary creatures are percolating in their shepherd's huts, much as they did before. Times,Sunday Times Actors and musicians are used to the limelight but authors are solitary creatures. Times, Sunday Times The residents were intrigued by these strange creatures. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I knew that I needed help to identify this strange creature. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Kids and adults alike will enjoy this tale of the strange yellow creature with a heart of gold and a perplexing laugh. The Sun (2008) This also has the implication of making her a supernatural creature. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Picture this - you're having a nice relaxing stroll in the woods when you spy what appear to be supernatural creatures in the distance. The Sun No wonder there are tales here of vanishing islands and supernatural creatures, from vengeful sea monsters to tricksy hogboons. Times, Sunday Times Despite their differences, these supernatural creatures try their best to merge into the human world. The Sun Meanwhile, a witch and various supernatural creatures arrive in the area and are approaching the school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These tiny creatures have shaped life on Earth through their role in the long-term carbon cycle. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Visitors will be getting a rare chance to see these tiny creatures - as well as to learn about other wild animals. Times, Sunday Times (2010) When she gets a night-time visit from a tiny magical creature it seems as though her luck will change. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They all had puncture wounds to the neck — consistent with an attack by a wild creature. The Sun Who has taken a beautiful wild creature away from his habitat and forced him, grotesquely, to be a pet? Times, Sunday Times He's the very image of a wild creature degraded by domestication and history. Times, Sunday Times If you can learn to love cisticolas, you can love just about any wild creature that exists. Times, Sunday Times He then tried to get his army to rule the kingdom, but they saw him as a wild creature and turned against him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, his plan faces stern protests from a host of woodland creatures eager to protect their homes. The Sun Chickens are woodland creatures that like to scratch and roam outside, as well as to perch, play and shelter indoors. Times, Sunday Times First it was stags, then owls — now the obession with woodland creatures hops ahead with a move from big eyes to big ears. Times, Sunday Times Those oaks are now 120 years old, home to badgers and woodpeckers, bats and foxes, and all kinds of woodland creatures. Times, Sunday Times You've never seen such big brown eyes on woodland creatures. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 动物 Japanese: 生き物 |
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