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词组 creature comforts
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Idiom
creature comforts
Theme: COMFORT
things that make people comfortable.
The hotel room was sparse, but all the creature comforts were there.The entire country of Adonia seemed to lack the expected creature comforts.
Idiom
creature comforts
things that make life more comfortable and pleasant, such as hot water and good food.
I hate camping. I can't do without my creature comforts.
idiomcreature comfortscomfortable all the things that make life more comfortable, such as good food, a warm house, modern equipment etc:Creature comforts on the boat include deepfreeze, shower, TV, video and stereo system, and leather upholstery.The reward after six hours' riding is a hot bath and the creature comforts of a three-star hotel.

creature comforts

Things that one needs in order to feel happy and comfortable. I have a hard time abandoning my creature comforts to go hiking and camping. At a minimum, I need running water!

creature comforts

things that make people comfortable. The hotel room was a bit small, but all the creature comforts were there.

creature comfort

Something that contributes to physical comfort, such as food, clothing, or housing. For example, Dean always stayed in the best hotels; he valued his creature comforts. This idiom was first recorded in 1659.

creature comforts

Creature comforts are all the modern sleeping, eating, and washing facilities that make life easy and pleasant. Each room has its own patio or balcony and provides guests with all modern creature comforts. I'm not a camper — I like my creature comforts too much. Note: An old meaning of `creatures' is material comforts, or things that make you feel comfortable.

creature comforts

Life’s material amenities. The term dates from the seventeenth century; it appears in Thomas Brooks’s Collected Works (1670), and again in Matthew Henry’s 1710 Commentaries on the Psalms (“They have . . . the sweetest relish of their creature comforts”).
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