creature
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures. (尤指不明的或想像中的) 生物; 動物
Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit. 阿拉斯加的愛斯基摩人認爲每個活著的動物都有霛魂。
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creature /ˈkriːtʃə/ (creatures)
剑桥词典
- any large or small living thing that can move independently
- The unicorn is a fabulous creature.
- Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars .
- We saw many creatures of the forest .
- His book examines the symbolism of many mythical creatures.
- The log was home to all sorts of little creatures.
生物；動物
Rainforests are filled with amazing creatures. 雨林中滿是奇異的生霛。
Don't all living creatures have certain rights ? 難道不是一切生物都具有某些權利嗎？
Blue whales are the largest creatures ever to have lived . 藍鯨是有生命以來最大的動物。
used to refer to a life form that is unusual or imaginary
（神秘不尋常的）怪物，生物；（想象出來的）生物
The unicorn is a mythical creature. 獨角獸是神話中虛搆出來的動物。
The film was about creatures from outer space . 影片講述的是來自外部空間的怪物。
The duck-billed platypus is a truly bizarre creature. 鴨嘴獸的確是一種奇異的動物。
used to refer to a person when an opinion is being expressed about them
…的人
John is a strange /weak /pathetic creature. 約翰是個怪人／軟弱的人／可憐人。
A lovely blonde creature (= a beautiful blonde woman) walked into the room . 一位美麗的金發女郎走進了房間。
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