新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

creature

英  [ˈkriːtʃə]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • creatures

    1[C 可数名词] (尤指不明的或想像中的)生物 , 动物

    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.

    近义词

    being , animal

    双语例句

    例:

    Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.

    阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每个活着的动物都有灵魂。

    例:

    After more than a century of study, new marine creatures are still being discovered.

    经过一个多世纪的研究,新的海洋生物仍然在不断被发现。