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单词 creature
释义 crea·ture
\ˈkrēchə(r), dial ˈkrid.ə(r) or ˈkrēd.- or ˈkrād.-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin creatura, from Latin creatus + -ura -ure
1. : something whether animate or inanimate regarded as created: as
 a. obsolete : world, creation, universe
 b. archaic : something (as food or drink) that serves man's material comfort
  < were put to it to reconcile the phrase good creatures … with the fare set before us — Charles Lamb >
 c. chiefly dialect : spirits; especially : whiskey — usually used with the
  < a drop o' the creature >
2.
 a. : one of the lower animals
  < visited in their haunts the wild creatures of the woods >
 especially : a farm animal — compare critter
 b. : a human being
  < fellow creatures >
  : person
  < the dearest creature in the world >
  < the poor creature has had a hard life >
  — often used in disparagement
  < I'll never speak to that creature again >
 c. : a being of anomalous, unspecified, or uncertain aspect or nature
  < strange fearsome creatures, neither man nor beast >
  < a world of fancy peopled by creatures unknown to man >
3.
 a. : one that owes existence or position to another and is therefore subject to control or undue influence : a servile dependent : instrument, minion
  < the Governor was a mere creature of the Senator's >
  < the bank is a creature of Congress >
 b. : one whose will is not free
  < a creature of habit >
  < the individual who is simultaneously the creator, the carrier, and the creature of all institutions — Abram Kardiner >
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