creature音标
英 [ˈkri:tʃə(r)]
美 [ˈkritʃɚ]
creature翻译
n.
生物,动物;人;创造物;(他人的)工具
变形
复数:creatures
双语释义
n.(名词)[C]生物; 动物a living being of any kind; an animal[C]人a person of the stated kind
英英释义
creature[ 'kri:tʃə ]
n.a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
同义词:animalanimate beingbeastbrutefauna
a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
同义词:wight
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
同义词:toolpuppet
creature用法
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)形容词+~kindly〔lovely, poor〕creature和蔼〔可爱,可怜〕的人lower creature低级动物~+介词creatures from outer space外星人creature of chance机遇的产物creature of the age时代的产物
词组短语
living creature生物;生命单位
fellow creature同类动物;人类
creature comfort n. 物质享受(尤指食物)
同近义词辨析
beast, brute, creature, cattle, animal
这组词都有“动物”的意思,其区别是:
beast指有别于爬行动物、昆虫等的较大的四脚兽类或牛、马等牲畜。
brute特指野兽。用于人时,突出其野蛮或残忍。
creature通常指生物或动物,与非生动相对。指人时,则含怜悯或轻蔑的意味。
cattle指大牲畜,尤其指牛。
animal普通用词,指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。
life, creature, maintenance, survival, existence
life生命,生活
creature生物,动物,人
maintenance保持,保养,维修,一般不指人;
survival在困难中的生存、幸存;
existence艰难或无聊的生活方式
双语例句
用作名词(n.)This creature lives in the depth of the ocean.
这种生物生活在海洋深处。We can't see microscopic creature with naked eyes.
我们不能用肉眼看到微生物。Pandas are precious creatures.
熊猫是珍贵的动物。The old lady is such a dear creature.
这位老太太是位非常可爱的人。He is a creature of habit.
他是个墨守成规的人。The poor creature has had a hard life.
这可怜的人一直过着艰苦的生活。
权威例句
Money as a Creature of the State
Creature Smarts: The Art and Architecture of a Virtual Brain
Challenges for complete creature architectures
A Colony Architecture for an Artificial Creature
Simulation device for fostering a virtual creature
LOCOMOTION GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL CREATURE
A Bottom-Up Mechanism for Behavior Selection in an Artificial Creature
Carrot-Eaters and Creature-Believers: The Effects of Lexicalization on Children's Inferences about Social Categories
Minimalist Mobile Robotics: A Colony-style Architecture for an Artificial Creature
Pterosaur from the latest cretaceous of west Texas: discovery of the largest flying creature.