cage
/keɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈedʒ] /keɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈedʒ] /ˈkāj/ (ame, mw)
cage — noun
- cagesingular
- cagesplural
1. a container-like space enclosed by bars, wire, or mesh, used for holding animals
a container-like space enclosed by bars, wire, or mesh, used for holding animals or birds
Sade cleaned the parrot's cage and gave it fresh water.
collocation: clean the cage
Before sunrise, the lion keeper unlocked the heavy iron cage.
collocation: iron cage
Mira's two pet rabbits share a roomy wooden cage in the garden.
At the rescue centre, each injured bird rests inside its own wire cage.
Jisoo peered through the bars of the cage at the sleepy iguana.
用法筆記
A cage has bars or mesh you can see through, unlike a box or crate, which has solid sides.
常見錯誤
2. a three-sided practice area covered with wire netting, where baseball players pr
a three-sided practice area covered with wire netting, where baseball players practise hitting without the ball flying far
Brian spent the afternoon inside the batting cage, perfecting his swing.
collocation: batting cage
The university built a new indoor cage so the team can train all winter.
collocation: indoor cage
Mia ducked as a ball ricocheted off the metal frame of the cage.
Ramon stepped up to the plate inside the cage and faced the pitching machine.
After school, Bilal always heads to the cage to work on his hitting.
- batting cage
the full form of the term; same meaning
用法筆記
Short for 'batting cage'. Used almost exclusively in baseball contexts.
3. the goal structure in ice hockey, made of metal posts and a net attached at the
the goal structure in ice hockey, made of metal posts and a net attached at the back
The puck slid past the goalie and rattled into the far corner of the cage.
ice hockey: puck into the cage
Eve watched the puck sail cleanly into the top of the cage.
With seconds left, Talia fired the puck straight into the cage and won the game.
The goalkeeper lay flat across the ice, but the cage behind him was empty.
Pim's hard shot struck the crossbar and bounced away from the cage.
用法筆記
Only used in ice hockey contexts. Outside North America this sense is rare.
cage — verb
- cagepresent simple I / you / we / they
- cages3rd person singular
- caging-ing form
- cagedpast simple
1. to put an animal, bird, or insect into a cage and keep it there
to put an animal, bird, or insect into a cage and keep it there
The ranger gently caged the injured bat before it could fly away.
transitive: cage + animal
Zuri never cages her birds; they fly free around the house all day.
After the flood, rescue workers caged the displaced animals in a warm barn.
The vet decided to cage the frightened cat overnight for its own safety.
Priya refused to cage the injured hawk inside the cramped transport crate.
文法句型
cage + noun
用法筆記
Object is normally an animal, bird, or insect. Using 'cage' for people (e.g. 'the prisoners were caged') is literary or figurative.