creatures

英 [ˈkriːtʃəz]

美 [ˈkritʃərz]

n.  生物; 动物; (具有某种特征的)人
creature的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物，动物
  You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as acreature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings ascreatures.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
     有外星人拜访了他们。
• 她很迷人，是个可人儿。 → see:She's charming, a sweet creature...
• N-COUNT 傀儡;奴才;走狗
  If you describe someone as someone else'screature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person.
  1. We are not creatures of the Conservative government.
     我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。

双语例句

• Strange creatures live in the profound depth of the ocean.
  大洋的深处生活着稀奇古怪的生物。
• Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.
  冷水中生物的基础代谢速度要低很多。
• Pets are very sensitive and wise creatures.
  宠物是非常敏感和很有智慧的生物。
• New creatures to summon!
  可以召唤新的宠物了！
• They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
  有外星人拜访了他们。
• I have several little creatures.
  嗯，我有养。我养了很多小动物。
• If heaven and earth are ruthless, they treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs; if the sage is ruthless, he treats the people as straw dogs.
  天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。（《道德经》）
• Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle, lovable creatures.
  儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。
• He told of faraway lands, beautiful maidens and mysterious one-eyed creatures.
  他描述了遥远的国土、美丽的少女和神秘的独眼兽。
• 8. Halloween is also associated with supernatural creatures like ghosts and vampires.
  万圣节还和一些诸如鬼魂和吸血鬼之类的超自然的生物有关。