| 单词 | cage |
| 释义 | cage (once / 763 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 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. Cage is equally at home as a noun or verb. For instance, a batting cage is fun, but a free bird does not desire you to cage it. A cage of an elevator is great to ride to the 30th floor, but not so great if you’re riding it down into the mines and it breaks 40 feet below the earth. WORD FAMILYcage: caged, cages, caging USAGE EXAMPLESHis doves, Divinity and Majesty, flutter in an ornate white cage on the viewing balcony above. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) He backed Lineker to the cage with a punch in the third. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Half of the animals were put into cages that contained running wheels. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) 1 1n an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept Syn|Hypo|Hyper coop birdcage a cage in which a bird can be kept hutcha cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals squirrel cagecage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it rabbit hutcha hutch for rabbits enclosure a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose 2n something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement Hypo|Hyper iron cage a cage from which there is no escape constraint, restraint the state of being physically constrained 3v confine in a cage 2The animal was caged Syn|Hyper cage in confine, detain deprive of freedom; take into confinement n the net that is the goal in ice hockey 3Hyper net a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) n a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice Syn|Hyper batting cage baseball equipment equipment used in playing baseball Cage (once / 10591 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cage: Cages USAGE EXAMPLESFrom Moonlight to Luke Cage to House of Cards, every role he touched ended up being memorable in some way. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) “Marvel’s Luke Cage” focuses on one of the first black superheroes to be featured in mainstream comics. Salon(Dec 28, 2016) Reporter Carol Moreira was left to awkwardly laugh during a recent promotional interview for Mr. Diesel’s upcoming film “XXX: Return of Xander Cage.” Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) n United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) Syn|Exp John Cage, John Milton Cage Jr. composer someone who composes music as a profession |
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