| 单词 | creature comforts |
| 释义 | creature comforts noun[plural] uk/ˌkriː.tʃə ˈkʌm.fəts/us/ˌkriː.tʃɚ ˈkʌm.fɚts/things that makelifemorepleasant, such as goodfoodand acomfortableplacetolive 物质享受Comfortable and uncomfortable
Examplesofcreature comfortscreature comforts Suitable beds, surgical matresses, a self-lifting pole which some of them need, syringes, rubber sheets—a thousand and one things are essential to theircreaturecomforts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Officers should pay attention to thecreaturecomfortsof their men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Very substantial sums of money were expended in that week to look after them and to ensure that theircreaturecomfortswere attended to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is probably true but, however great thecreaturecomfortsthey receive, a great number of them are desperately lonely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also a scarcity ofcreaturecomfortsand a lack of privacy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These modestcreaturecomfortswill still leave the premises essentially a place to have a bet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The vast majority work in order to earn the means to obtain some of thecreaturecomfortsof life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When a club puts a roof on a seated terrace, it must providecreaturecomfortssuch as toilets, a refreshment area and supporters' club rooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we should beware of creating a new creature out of a natural desire to supply extracreaturecomfortsfor the old. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A few months ago we were told that soldiers were still stationed in temporary accommodation that provided them with the bare minimum ofcreaturecomforts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The close co-operation was striking, and the subtle differences between styles of operation and the emphasis placed oncreaturecomfortswere clear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Elderly people living on pension and facing ever-rising prices do not have the money to furnish their homes with even ordinarycreaturecomforts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that they economise more than they should in providingcreaturecomfortsand warmth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My point is that we are dealing with thecreaturecomfortsof a comparatively small number of the football population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These are minor details, but they refer to a few of thecreaturecomfortsabout which we can do something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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