Word · Frequency #4775
cages
把…关进笼子；囚禁
cages is the third person singular of cage.
核心释义
To put or keep someone or something in a cage.
- 1.
To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage.
- 2.
To restrict someone's movement or creativity.
- 3.
To immobilize an artificial horizon.
- 4.
To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses.
束缚；限制；禁锢；锁定（人工地平仪）；追踪（直邮回复）；核对（选民资格）；关进笼内
用法In use
The zookeeper caged the injured bird to protect it from predators.
用法提示：caged 是 cage 的过去式，表示'把……关进笼内'的动作。
They are caging the rescued dogs before transporting them to the shelter.
用法提示：caging 是 cage 的现在分词，表示正在进行的'关进笼内'的动作。
The aggressive tiger was caged for the safety of visitors.
用法提示：was caged 是被动语态，表示'被关进笼内'的状态。
cage sb/sth
及物动词，后接被关的对象。
They caged the monkey.
他们把猴子关进笼子里。
be caged
常用被动语态。
The bird is caged.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cage an animal
- 把动物关进笼子
- The zookeeper caged the injured animal for treatment.动物园管理员把受伤的动物关进笼子里治疗。
- cage in
- 把……关在笼子里；束缚
- The protesters felt caged in by the barriers.抗议者感到被屏障困住了。
- feel caged
- 感到被禁锢，感到束缚
- After years in the same job, she felt caged.在同一份工作上干了多年后，她感到被束缚了。
- cage up
- 把……关起来；囚禁
- The dogs were caged up during the storm.暴风雨期间，狗被关了起来。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：鸟儿被关进cage，翅膀再也不能自由展开——引申为“束缚、禁锢”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：zoos、pet care、animal shelters 动词 cage 通常表示把动物关进笼子，语气中性，常见于动物园、宠物饲养和动物保护等场景。日常口语中也使用，但更常说 put in a cage。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -age 结尾，且重读音节发音为 /eɪ/，后面是 /dʒ/，所以与 cage 押韵。注意：village、cabbage、package 等词中的 -age 读 /ɪdʒ/，与 cage 不押韵。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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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