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creature

US /ˈkritʃɚ/

noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Scientists discovered a strange creature living deep at the bottom of the sea.

Word Family

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creature gốc
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Synonyms

  • organisma living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  • animala living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Collocations

  • Easy sea creature
    describing sea creature (a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)
  • Medium living creature welfare
    to living creature welfare, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
  • Hard creature comforts of modern life
    describing creature comforts of modern life (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  • Very Hard a creature of habit set in one's ways
    referring to a creature of habit set in one's ways

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