a person who follows an unvarying routine信守常規(guī)者;例行公事者
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
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(尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物,動(dòng)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 .
例句
Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit...阿拉斯加的愛斯基摩人認(rèn)為每一個(gè)活著的生物都有靈魂。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(dòng)物可以在那里棲身。
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(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.
例句
She's charming, a sweet creature...她很迷人,是個(gè)可人兒。I am not a vain creature...我不是個(gè)愛慕虛榮的人。
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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.
例句
We are not creatures of the Conservative government.我們不是保守派政府的傀儡。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
生物, 動(dòng)物
The crocodile is a strange-looking creature.鱷魚是一種模樣古怪的動(dòng)物。
人
The poor creature had no home, family, or friends.那個(gè)可憐的人既沒有家和家人, 也沒有朋友。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
2. a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
3. a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else