1. (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 a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures .

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

2. (具有某种特征的)人
    If you say that someone is a particular type of creature, you are focusing on a particular quality they have.

    e.g. She's charming, a sweet creature...
           她很迷人，是个可人儿。
    e.g. I am not a vain creature...
           我不是个爱慕虚荣的人。

3. 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.

    e.g. We are not creatures of the Conservative government.
           我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。