- A cage is a structure that keeps an animal captive. If you decide to raise a tiger in your bedroom, it's best to have a sturdy cage.
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- n. 笼，兽笼；牢房
- vt. 把…关进笼子
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1. a birdcage
鸟笼
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2. The dogs are caged at night. The dogs are caged up at night.
晚上狗被关进笼里。
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3. He paced the room like a caged animal.
他像笼中的动物一样在房间里踱来踱去。
- cage (n.) "box-like receptacle or enclosure, with open spaces, made of wires, reeds, etc.," typically for confining domesticated birds or wild beasts, c. 1200, from Old French cage "cage, prison; retreat, hideout" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow place, enclosure for animals, coop, hive, stall, dungeon, spectators' seats in the theater" (source also of Italian gabbia "basket for fowls, coop;" see cave (n.)). From c. 1300 in English as "a cage for prisoners, jail, prison, a cell."
- cage (v.) "to confine in a cage, to shut up or confine," 1570s, from cage (n.). Related: Caged; caging.
cage / keɪdʒ ; NAmE keɪdʒ / noun , verb cage cages caged caging noun a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals or birds are kept 笼子 ◆ a birdcage 鸟笼 ☞see also ribcage IDIOMsee rattle v. verb [usually passive ] cagesth (up) to put or keep an animal in a cage 把（动物）关在笼中 ◆ The dogs are caged (up) at night. 晚上狗被关进笼里。 ▶ caged / keɪdʒd ; NAmE keɪdʒd / adjective ◆ He paced the room like a caged animal. 他像笼中的动物一样在房间里踱来踱去。 cage / keɪdʒ ; NAmE keɪdʒ / caged / keɪdʒd ; NAmE keɪdʒd /
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