Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4775
cage
笼子
An enclosure made of bars or wire, used for keeping birds or animals.
- 1.
An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
- 2.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
用铁丝或金属条制成的笼子,用于关鸟或动物
- 3.
The passenger compartment of a lift.
- 4.
something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
限制自由的东西,如笼子限制活动
- 5.
The goal.
- 6.
United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
美国先锋派音乐作曲家(1912-1992)
- 7.
Something that hinders freedom.
- 8.
The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer.
- 9.
An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it.
- 10.
A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve.
- 11.
A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes.
- 12.
The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.
- 13.
The protective wire mask at the front of a helmet.
- 14.
A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.
- 15.
In killer sudoku puzzles, a group of connecting cells that must contain a set of unique digits adding up to a certain total, in addition to the usual constraints of sudoku.
电梯轿厢;牢笼;束缚;球门;投掷区;护笼;木框架;外壳
In use
The bird sang happily in its cage.
The zookeeper cleaned the lion's cage every morning.
We bought a new cage for our pet hamster.
in a cage
表示位置或关押状态。
The parrot lives in a cage.
这只鹦鹉住在笼子里。
a cage for [noun]
表示笼子的用途。
We bought a cage for the hamster.
我们给仓鼠买了一个笼子。
cage [noun]
笼子作为定语修饰名词。
Please close the cage door.
请关上笼门。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- bird cage
- 鸟笼
- She cleaned the bird cage every morning.她每天早上清理鸟笼。
- lion's cage
- 狮子笼
- The zookeeper locked the lion's cage securely.动物园管理员锁好了狮子笼。
- cage door
- 笼门
- The cage door swung open unexpectedly.笼门意外地打开了。
- iron cage
- 铁笼
- The prisoner was held in an iron cage.囚犯被关在铁笼里。
- put in a cage
- 关进笼子
- They put the injured bird in a cage to recover.他们把受伤的鸟关进笼子养伤。
- escape from a cage
- 逃离笼子
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cage 由字母c和单词age组成,联想到鸟儿在笼中变老,失去自由。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same stressed vowel and ending /eɪdʒ/, so they rhyme with 'cage'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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