一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

生物;動(dòng)物 [C]


例句:

A rattlesnake is a really mean creature.

響尾蛇是很兇的動(dòng)物。


例句:

She got up a strange affection for the little creature.

她對(duì)那個(gè)小動(dòng)物產(chǎn)生了一種莫名其妙的愛。


人 [C]


例句:

He never cared for a human creature before.

他從未喜歡過一個(gè)人。


例句:

Aspasia was a creature in whom two extremes of womanhood met.

亞斯巴昔是個(gè)兼有女性兩個(gè)極端性的人。


創(chuàng)造物,產(chǎn)物 [U,C]


例句:

It's the creature of the age.

它是時(shí)代的產(chǎn)物。


例句:

Every man, as to character, is the creature of the age in which he lives.

就品性而言,每個(gè)人都是他所處時(shí)代的產(chǎn)物。


二、詞義辨析:


animal,beast,creature,brute,cattle

這些名詞均含“動(dòng)物”之意。 animal普通用詞,指區(qū)別于植物和礦物而言的動(dòng)物的總稱。 beast指有別于爬行動(dòng)物、昆蟲等的較大的四腳獸類或牛、馬等牲畜。 creature通常指生物或動(dòng)物,與非生動(dòng)相對(duì)。指人時(shí),則含憐憫或輕蔑的意味。 brute特指野獸。用于人時(shí),突出其野蠻或殘忍。 cattle指大牲畜,尤其指牛。


三、相關(guān)短語:


creature comforts

n. 衣食


四、參考例句:


She is a pretty creature.

她是個(gè)漂亮的女人。


The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.

榛睡鼠是一種在夜間活動(dòng)的膽小動(dòng)物。


They found a similar creature, called Bigfoot.

他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)類似的生物,被稱為北美野人。


The creature is white and bony.

這個(gè)生物白白的、很骨感。


It's the creature of the age.

它是時(shí)代的產(chǎn)物。


The creature was foaming at the mouth.

這家伙在口吐白沫。


They've named the super-fluffy creature 'Shaun'.

他們把這頭毛茸茸的羊命名為肖恩。


This remarkable creature is a superstar.

這只令人驚嘆的猩猩是一位超級(jí)巨星。


He never cared for a human creature before.

他從未喜歡過一個(gè)人。


I was the most dejected, disconsolate creature alive.

我是世界上最沮喪的、最憂郁的人。