词汇 | creature-comforts |
释义 | creature comforts noun[ plural ] uk /ˌkriː.tʃə ˈkʌm.fəts/ us /ˌkriː.tʃɚ ˈkʌm.fɚts/ things that make life more pleasant, such as good food and a comfortable place to live物质享受 Comfortable and uncomfortable airiness airy be in your elementidiom be out of your elementidiom be/feel at homeidiom comfortably curl up discommode discommodity ergonomic ergonomically forgiving make yourself comfortable nestle oppressively oppressiveness primitive scratchy snug well appointed Examples of creature 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 their creaturecomforts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Officers should pay attention to the creaturecomforts of their men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Very substantial sums of money were expended in that week to look after them and to ensure that their creaturecomforts were attended to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is probably true but, however great the creaturecomforts they receive, a great number of them are desperately lonely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also a scarcity of creaturecomforts and a lack of privacy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These modest creaturecomforts will 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The vast majority work in order to earn the means to obtain some of the creaturecomforts of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When a club puts a roof on a seated terrace, it must provide creaturecomforts such as toilets, a refreshment area and supporters' club rooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that we should beware of creating a new creature out of a natural desire to supply extra creaturecomforts for the old. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 of creaturecomforts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The close co-operation was striking, and the subtle differences between styles of operation and the emphasis placed on creaturecomforts were clear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 ordinary creaturecomforts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result is that they economise more than they should in providing creaturecomforts and warmth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My point is that we are dealing with the creaturecomforts of a comparatively small number of the football population. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These are minor details, but they refer to a few of the creaturecomforts about which we can do something. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of creature comforts 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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