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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。
笼子
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
笼子
An enclosure made of bars or wire, used for keeping birds or animals.
The parrot lives in a cage.
这只鹦鹉住在笼子里。
An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
用铁丝或金属条制成的笼子,用于关鸟或动物
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
The passenger compartment of a lift.
限制自由的东西,如笼子限制活动
something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
The bird sang happily in its cage.
那只鸟在笼子里快乐地唱歌。
The zookeeper cleaned the lion's cage every morning.
动物园管理员每天早上清理狮子的笼子。
We bought a new cage for our pet hamster.
我们给宠物仓鼠买了一个新笼子。
表示位置或关押状态。
The parrot lives in a cage.
这只鹦鹉住在笼子里。
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。
笼子作为定语修饰名词。
Please close the cage door.
请关上笼门。
Not this
There is cage in the zoo.
Use this
There is a cage in the zoo.
中文学习者常漏掉不定冠词，因为汉语没有冠词。Cage是可数名词，单数前需要加冠词。
Not this
The bird is on the cage.
Use this
The bird is in the cage.
表示在笼子内部应用介词in，on表示在笼子表面。由于汉语‘在笼子里’常被简化为‘在笼子’，导致介词误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鸟笼
She cleaned the bird cage every morning.
她每天早上清理鸟笼。
狮子笼
The zookeeper locked the lion's cage securely.
动物园管理员锁好了狮子笼。
笼门
The cage door swung open unexpectedly.
笼门意外地打开了。
铁笼
The prisoner was held in an iron cage.
囚犯被关在铁笼里。
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。
逃离笼子
The monkey tried to escape from its cage.
猴子试图逃离它的笼子。
激怒某人，惹恼某人
His constant criticism really rattles my cage.
他不断的批评真的让我很恼火。
笼中鸟（比喻受束缚的人）
She felt like a bird in a cage in her strict home.
在严格的家庭里，她感觉自己像一只笼中鸟。
被关在笼中的鸟带着恐惧的颤音歌唱。
She felt like a caged bird, longing for freedom.
她感觉自己像一只关在笼中的鸟，渴望自由。
Use cage naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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All these words share the same stressed vowel and ending /eɪdʒ/, so they rhyme with 'cage'.
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