creature comforts

英 [ˌkriːtʃə ˈkʌmfəts]

美 [ˌkriːtʃər ˈkʌmfərts]

n.  使人舒适的所有东西(如食物、家具或现代化设备); 物质享受

牛津词典

noun

• 使人舒适的所有东西（如食物、家具或现代化设备）；物质享受
  all the things that make life, or a particular place, comfortable, such as good food, comfortable furniture or modern equipment

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 使人舒适的东西;物质享受
  Creature comfortsare the things that you need to feel comfortable in a place, for example good food and modern equipment.
  1. They appreciate all the creature comforts of home.
     他们喜欢家里的舒适环境。

英英释义

noun

• things that make you comfortable and at ease
  1. all the comforts of home
  Synonym:comfortsamenitiesconveniences

双语例句

• No, thank you. I'm far too fond of my creature comforts to go camping.
  不，谢谢，我太喜欢物质享受了，所以我不去野营。
• Diana's new flat has a washing machine, waste disposal, dish washer, microwave oven, central heating and all the creature comforts.
  黛安娜的新套房有洗衣机、废物处理机、洗碟机、微波炉和暖气装置等一切物质享受。
• They appreciate all the creature comforts of home.
  他们喜欢家里的舒适环境。
• So the challenge there is try to learn how to live without the creature comforts you're used to, like a computer, like a TV, cell phone.
  所以对我来说，抛弃曾经便利的生活条件来适应这里的生活，的确是个挑战。比如像电脑，电视，手机这类物品。
• He was usually very concerned about his creature comforts.
  他通常十分关心的是物质享受。
• Other creature comforts, such as soap, hot showers, and running water, are also unsettling the youngster.
  其他衣食住行的物质享受像肥皂、热水淋浴、自来水等，也会让这个森林少年感到心烦不安。
• Teams find out fast enough that some of the facilities and creature comforts left behind in our former traditional spaces were there for good reasons.
  敏捷团队中的人们发现，过去传统的工作空间也是有其可取之处的。
• Most have become so reliant on the creature comforts of this world that they can't begin to understand how they will be able to survive.
  大部份的人已经变得如此的依赖在这一个世界的舒适的创造物上以致于他们不能开始了解他们将如何能够继续生存。
• Since then, they have been sent medicine, food and creature comforts down a communications tunnel that has been their lifeline.
  自那以后，救援队通过一条交通隧道给他们送去药品、食物等生活必需品，这条隧道成为了他们的生命线。
• As hard economic times take a big bite out of their new-car business, manufacturers and their dealers are looking for ways to woo customers eager to save money without giving up their creature comforts or status symbols.
  豪华车制造商越来越关注于芬克尔斯坦这样的人了。由于严峻的经济形势严重影响了新车业务，制造商和经销商正想方设法吸引渴望省钱却又不肯放弃物质享受或地位象征的客户。