be caged in/inside sth
常用被动结构，强调被关在某个空间内。
The parrots were caged in a small room.
那些鹦鹉被关在一个小房间里。
关在笼子里的；被囚禁的
笼养的；非放养的；笼状的；像笼子的；被关在笼子里；由笼养鸟类生产的；非散养的；像笼子一样
kept or locked inside a cage
被关在笼子里
Confined in a cage.
由笼养鸟类生产的；非散养的
Produced by birds confined in cages; not free-range.
像笼子一样
Resembling a cage.
The caged bird sang sadly, longing for the open sky.
那只关在笼子里的鸟儿悲伤地歌唱，渴望开阔的天空。
用法提示：形容词 'caged' 修饰 'bird'，表示鸟被关在笼子里的状态。
She felt caged in her small office with no windows.
她觉得被关在笼子里一样，在一个没有窗户的小办公室里。
用法提示：形容词 'caged' 用作表语，描述感觉像被关在笼子里的压抑状态。
The caged tiger paced back and forth in its enclosure.
那只关在笼子里的老虎在围栏里来回踱步。
用法提示：形容词 'caged' 修饰 'tiger'，强调老虎被囚禁在笼子里。
常用被动结构，强调被关在某个空间内。
The parrots were caged in a small room.
那些鹦鹉被关在一个小房间里。
作定语，直接放在名词前，表示‘被关在笼子里的’，如 caged bird、caged animal。
The caged bird refused to sing.
那只笼中的鸟不肯歌唱。
用于比喻，表示像动物一样被关起来，强调失去自由。
The prisoners were caged like animals.
囚犯们像动物一样被关在笼子里。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bird caged.
正确表达The bird is caged.
英语形容词作表语时前面必须加系动词 be；汉语形容词可以单独作谓语（如“鸟关着”），受母语影响容易漏掉 is。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bird is in the caged.
正确表达The bird is in the cage.
caged 是形容词，意为“关在笼子里的”，不能当名词使用；表示“笼子”这个名词要用 cage。学习者可能因 caged 与 cage 形近而误把 caged 当名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The lion was caged into the zoo.
正确表达The lion was caged in the zoo.
caged 是形容词，表示“被关在笼中的”这一持续状态，应用介词 in 引出地点；into 表示动作的方向，不能与表示状态的 caged 搭配。
captive 强调被俘获或圈养的状态，常用于动物或人，但不一定在笼中；caged 特指关在笼子里，字面或比喻均可。
confined 泛指受限制、被关押，范围更广，可指空间、活动等；caged 特指关在笼子里，更具体形象。
imprisoned 通常指人被关进监狱，带有法律惩罚意味；caged 多指动物被关在笼中，也可比喻人受困但无法律含义。
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