creatures

英 [ˈkriːtʃəz]

美 [ˈkritʃərz]

n. 生物; 动物; (具有某种特征的)人
creature的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物，动物
You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as acreature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings ascreatures.
1. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit...
  阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每一个活着的生物都有灵魂。
2. The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live...
  花园四周是树篱，许多小动物可以在那里栖身。
3. They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
  有外星人拜访了他们。
她很迷人，是个可人儿。 → see:She's charming, a sweet creature...
N-COUNT 傀儡;奴才;走狗
If you describe someone as someone else'screature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person.
1. We are not creatures of the Conservative government.
  我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。