creature
n
1 living being, esp an animal 生物; (尤指)動物
dumb creatures, ie animals 不會說話的動物
Your dog's a ferocious creature! 你的狗真兇!
creatures from Mars 來自火星的生物.
2 (with a preceding adj 用於形容詞之後) person 人
What a lovely creature! ie a beautiful woman. 多麼美麗的女人哪!
a poor creature, ie a pitiable person 可憐的人.
3 (idm 習語) sb's creature/the creature of sb (fml derog 文, 貶) person who is totally dependent on sb else, and does whatever he wants 受人支配者; (他人的)馴服工具; 奴才; 走狗
The king would appoint one of his creatures to the post. 國王要派他的一名奴仆去任這差事. a creature of `habit person whose daily life tends to be governed by habit 習慣的奴隸(日常生活受制於習慣的人).