critter

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɹɪtə/    美 /ˈkɹɪtɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like. Australia,US,endearing,usually
    — The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile.
  2. A small locomotive used in an industrial setting. US
    — One of the biggest challenges facing a railfan photographer is the correct identification of one manufacturer's "critter" locomotive from that of another competing builder.

词形变化

critters plural

词汇关系

衍生词
congresscritter crispy critter crittercam critterproof crotch critter fearsome critter gendercritter salescritter spokescritter werecritter
并列词
beastie

词源

First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature.
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