Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2268
Fully loadedcreature
生物；动物
a living organism that can move voluntarily
- 1.
A living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
生物,如动物、怪物或外星人。
- 2.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
具有自主运动特征的生物
- 3.
An unidentified, mysterious, and often monstrous animal or being.
未识别的、神秘的,通常是巨大的动物或生物。
- 4.
a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
人类；“wight”是一个古老的术语
- 5.
A being subservient to or dependent upon another.
依附或依赖于他人的生物。
- 6.
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
被他人控制并用于执行不愉快或不诚实任务的人
生物,如动物、怪物或外星人。；具有自主运动特征的生物；未识别的、神秘的,通常是巨大的动物或生物。；人类；“wight”是一个古老的术语；依附或依赖于他人的生物。
In use
The forest is home to many wild creatures, from small birds to large deer.
Scientists discovered a strange creature living at the bottom of the ocean.
The cat is a very clean creature and spends hours grooming itself.
creature of + noun
表示某人或某物深受某事物影响或由其塑造。
He is a creature of habit.
他是一个习惯的奴隶。
a/an + adjective + creature
用于修饰或评价生物或人。
What a strange creature!
多么奇怪的生物啊！
creature from + noun
表示来源或出处。
The creature from the movie looks terrifying.
Connections
Collocations
- living creature
- 生物；活物
- All living creatures need food and water.所有生物都需要食物和水。
- wild creature
- 野生动物
- The forest is home to many wild creatures.这片森林是许多野生动物的家园。
- sea creature
- 海洋生物
- The ocean is full of strange sea creatures.海洋里充满了奇怪的海洋生物。
- creature of habit
- 习惯性动物（指有固定习惯的人）
- He's a creature of habit; he eats the same breakfast every day.他是个习惯性动物，每天吃同样的早餐。
- poor creature
- 可怜的人/动物
- The poor creature was shivering in the cold.那个可怜的家伙在寒冷中瑟瑟发抖。
- mythical creature
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只‘creature’（生物）是被‘create’（创造）出来的，比如神话中的怪物。
Context & Register
语境：一般用于指代动物或生物，中性，常见于科普、文学作品和日常对话；指人时带有感情色彩，多表同情或贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ture share the /tʃər/ ending with 'creature' (but note vowel differences: e.g., 'creature' has /iː/, 'nature' has /eɪ/, 'capture' has /æ/). Be careful with lookalikes like 'creative' (/kriˈeɪtɪv/) which do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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