英语词汇“creature”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ETYMOLOGYcreature

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Late Latin creatura, from Latin creare

COLLOCATIONS► living creatures

Native Americans believe that all living creatures should be respected.

THESAURUS something that lives, breathes, and moves, but is not a plant or a person► animal

something that lives, breathes, and moves, but is not a plant or a person: They keep chickens and other farm animals. We saw a lot of wild animals on our hike.

► creature

an animal, bird, fish, or insect of a particular type: The reef is home to a wide variety of sea creatures.

► beast

literary an animal, especially one that is large, dangerous, or strange: Walking through the forest, he came face to face with a wild beast.

► pet

an animal that you keep in your home: I’ve never had a pet, but I think I would like a dog.

► livestock

animals that are kept on a farm, considered as a group: They use the hay and grain to feed the livestock.

单词	creature
释义	creaturecreature /ˈkritʃɚ/ ●●● S3 W3 noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYcreature Origin: 1200-1300 Old French Late Latin creatura, from Latin creare Collocations COLLOCATIONS► living creatures Native Americans believe that all living creatures should be respected. Thesaurus THESAURUS something that lives, breathes, and moves, but is not a plant or a person► animal something that lives, breathes, and moves, but is not a plant or a person: They keep chickens and other farm animals. We saw a lot of wild animals on our hike. ► creature an animal, bird, fish, or insect of a particular type: The reef is home to a wide variety of sea creatures. ► beast literary an animal, especially one that is large, dangerous, or strange: Walking through the forest, he came face to face with a wild beast. ► pet an animal that you keep in your home: I’ve never had a pet, but I think I would like a dog. ► livestock animals that are kept on a farm, considered as a group: They use the hay and grain to feed the livestock. 1LIVING THING [countable] science, biology anything that is living, such as an animal, fish, or insect, but not a plant: a fossil of a small sparrow-like creature creatures of the deep (=animals and fish that live in the ocean) Native Americans believe that all living creatures should be respected.► see thesaurus at animal12IMAGINARY OR STRANGE [countable] an imaginary animal or person, or one that is very strange and sometimes frightening: creatures from outer space3something MADE OR INVENTED [countable] something, especially something bad, that has been made or invented by a particular person or organization: a creature of something The Housing Board was a creature of the mayor’s design. a creature of his imagination4somebody CONTROLLED BY something someone who is controlled or influenced a lot by something: Mimi is a creature of Hollywood, an aspiring actress.5a creature of habit someone who always does things in the same way or at the same time6a stupid/adorable/horrid etc. creature someone who has a particular character or quality: Get away from me, you horrid creature![Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Late Latin creatura, from Latin creare]
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