creature
英 ['kriːtʃə]
美['kritʃɚ]
- n. 动物，生物；人；创造物
词态变化
复数: creatures;
助记提示
1、creat- + -ure.
2、字面含义：anything created. => living being.
3、造物主创造的人、动物、生物。
2、字面含义：anything created. => living being.
3、造物主创造的人、动物、生物。
中文词源
creature 生物，动物
来自create, 创造。
英英释意
- 1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- 2. a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
- 3. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
英文词源
- creature
- creature: [13] Creature and creator, both 13thcentury borrowings from Old French, predate the introduction of the verb create into English by about a hundred years. This was a verbal use of an earlier adjective create, borrowed directly from Latin creātus, the past participle of creāre ‘produce’ (which in turn may have been a causative derivative of the verb crēscere ‘grow’, source of English crescent). Another descendant of Latin creāre was Portuguese criar ‘breed, nurse’, the probable ancestor of English creole [17].
=> create, creole, crescent, croissant, increase - creature (n.)
- late 13c., "anything created," also "living being," from Old French creature (Modern French créature), from Late Latin creatura "thing created," from creatus, past participle of Latin creare "create" (see create). Meaning "anything that ministers to man's comforts" (1610s), after I Tim. iv:4, led to jocular use for "whiskey" (1630s).
同义词辨析
animal, beast, creature, brute, cattle 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。 brute ：特指野兽。用于人时，突出其野蛮或残忍。 cattle ：指大牲畜，尤其指牛。
这些名词均含"动物"之意。
animal：普通用词，指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。
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。
考试真题
- One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.
出自-2017年6月听力原文
- As one of the most brutal predators (食肉动物), killer whales may not fit the image of a cultured creature.
2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A
- The confused creature and camera-holding humans stared at each other through a fence for several minutes.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
- Just off the coast of Southern California sits Santa Cruz Island, where a magical creature called the island fox dwells .
2018年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner, these little creatures have survived on earth, for more than 140 million years, far longer than dinosaurs.
2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which they remained weak and marginal creature.
2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文
- Instead, we are diurnal creatures, with eyes adapted to living in the sun's light.
2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Like most other creatures, we do need darkness.
2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on all fours and has a relatively small head.
2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文
- They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target.
2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits.
出自-2009年考研阅读原文
- Yet these creatures are members of the biotic community and, if its stability depends on its integrity, they are entitled to continuance.
出自-2010年考研翻译原文
- Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on "worthless"species.
出自-2010年考研翻译原文
词组搭配
creature of habit
a person who follows an unvarying routine
信守常规者；例行公事者
实用场景例句
- He always goes to bed at ten─he's a creature of habit (= he likes to do the same things at the same time every day) .
- 他总在十点钟上床睡觉，是个严守生活习惯的人。
牛津词典
- The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
- 榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
牛津词典
- respect for all living creatures
- 对所有有生命物的尊重
牛津词典
- strange creatures from outer space
- 来自外层空间的怪物
牛津词典
- You pathetic creature!
- 你这可怜的家伙！
牛津词典
- She was an exotic creature with long red hair and brilliant green eyes.
- 她长着红色长发、明亮碧眼，是个少见的大美人。
牛津词典
- Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit...
- 阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每一个活着的生物都有灵魂。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live...
- 花园四周是树篱，许多小动物可以在那里栖身。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She's charming, a sweet creature...
- 她很迷人，是个可人儿。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I am not a vain creature...
- 我不是个爱慕虚荣的人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We are not creatures of the Conservative government.
- 我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A poor little thing [ creature ]!
- 可怜的小东西!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They looked upon the creature with a loathing undisguised.
- 他们流露出明显的厌恶看那动物.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Of course the dog makes such a noise, the poor creature is chained up all day.
- 难怪这只狗汪汪叫吵个不停, 这可怜的小家伙已被拴了一天了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Man is a reasoning creature.
- 人类是一种有理性的动物.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Man is a civil creature.
- 人是文明的动物.
《简明英汉词典》
- If you're not careful, the evil magician will change you back into the ugly creature that you used to be.
- 你要是不小心的话, 那个邪恶的魔术师又会把你变回你原来的丑模样.
《简明英汉词典》
- This creature had the largest eyes in the whole animal kingdom.
- 这种动物在整个动物界中眼睛最大.
《简明英汉词典》
- Sometimes a creature uses a pair of antennae to swim.
- 有时某些动物使用其一对触须来游泳.
《简明英汉词典》
- The poor creature had no home, family, or friends.
- 那个可怜的人既没有家和家人, 也没有朋友.
《简明英汉词典》
- What a despicable creature [ mean fellow ] !
- 卑鄙 的东西!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.
- 他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- They decompose and are quickly destroyed by the weather or eaten by some other creature.
- 它们(指动物尸体)腐败之后很快被风化掉,或者被其他动物吃掉.
《用法词典》
- The weasel is a very pretty little creature.
- 黄鼬是一种很可爱的小动物.
《简明英汉词典》
- The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.
- 榛睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- The creature went into its death throes.
- 这小生命到了临终疼痛阶段。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He is a reclusive, timorous creature.
- 他是个离群索居、胆小羞怯的家伙。
柯林斯例句
- Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
- 阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每一个活着的生物都有灵魂。
柯林斯例句