cage
/keɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈedʒ] /keɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈedʒ] /ˈkāj/ (ame, mw)
cage — 名詞
- cagesingular
- cagesplural
1. a container-like space enclosed by bars, wire, or mesh, used for holding animals
籠子
有柵欄或鐵絲網的空間，用來關住動物或鳥類
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.
Sade 清理了鸚鵡的籠子，還給了牠乾淨的水。
collocation: clean the cage
Before sunrise, the lion keeper unlocked the heavy iron cage.
天亮前，獅子飼養員打開了沉重的鐵籠。
collocation: iron cage
Mira's two pet rabbits share a roomy wooden cage in the garden.
Mira 的兩隻寵物兔在花園裡共享一個寬敞的木籠。
At the rescue centre, each injured bird rests inside its own wire cage.
在救援中心，每隻受傷的鳥都待在各自的鐵絲籠裡休養。
Jisoo peered through the bars of the cage at the sleepy iguana.
Jisoo 透過籠子的柵欄，看著那隻昏昏欲睡的鬣蜥。
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
打擊籠
棒球員練習打擊的三面圍網空間
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.
Brian 整個下午都待在打擊籠裡，不斷調整揮棒動作。
collocation: batting cage
The university built a new indoor cage so the team can train all winter.
大學新建了一座室內打擊籠，讓球隊整個冬天都能訓練。
collocation: indoor cage
Mia ducked as a ball ricocheted off the metal frame of the cage.
一顆球從籠子的金屬框架反彈回來，Mia 趕緊低頭閃躲。
Ramon stepped up to the plate inside the cage and faced the pitching machine.
Ramon 站上籠內的打擊區，面對著投球機。
After school, Bilal always heads to the cage to work on his hitting.
放學後，Bilal 總是直奔打擊籠去練習打擊。
- 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
冰球門
冰上曲棍球中設有球網的球門框架
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.
冰球滑過守門員，啪地一聲鑽進球門的遠角。
ice hockey: puck into the cage
Eve watched the puck sail cleanly into the top of the cage.
Eve 看著冰球筆直飛進球門的上方。
With seconds left, Talia fired the puck straight into the cage and won the game.
在最後幾秒，Talia 直接將冰球射進球門，贏得比賽。
The goalkeeper lay flat across the ice, but the cage behind him was empty.
守門員趴在冰面上，但他身後的球門卻空空如也。
Pim's hard shot struck the crossbar and bounced away from the cage.
Pim 的猛射擊中橫樑，從球門前彈開了。
用法筆記
Only used in ice hockey contexts. Outside North America this sense is rare.
cage — 動詞
- 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
關進籠中
把動物或鳥類關進籠子裡
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.
巡護員輕輕將受傷的蝙蝠關進籠中，不讓牠飛走。
transitive: cage + animal
Zuri never cages her birds; they fly free around the house all day.
Zuri 從來不把鳥關進籠子，讓牠們整天在屋子裡自由飛翔。
After the flood, rescue workers caged the displaced animals in a warm barn.
洪水過後，救援人員把流離失所的動物關進溫暖穀倉的籠子裡。
The vet decided to cage the frightened cat overnight for its own safety.
獸醫決定把受驚的貓關進籠子過夜，以確保牠的安全。
Priya refused to cage the injured hawk inside the cramped transport crate.
Priya 拒絕把那隻受傷的鷹關進狹窄的運輸籠裡。
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.