1. (尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物,動物 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 .
e.g. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit... 阿拉斯加的愛斯基摩人認為每一個活著的生物都有靈魂。 e.g. The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live... 花園四周是樹籬,許多小動物可以在那里棲身。
2. (具有某種特征的)人 If you say that someone is a particular type of creature, you are focusing on a particular quality they have.
e.g. She's charming, a sweet creature... 她很迷人,是個可人兒。 e.g. I am not a vain creature... 我不是個愛慕虛榮的人。
3. 傀儡;奴才;走狗 If you describe someone as someone else's creature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person.
e.g. We are not creatures of the Conservative government. 我們不是保守派政府的傀儡。
creature英英釋義
noun
1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Synonym: animalanimate beingbeastbrutefauna
2. a human being `wight' is an archaic term
Synonym: wight
3. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else