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单词 cage
释义
cage
noun[C]
uk
/keɪdʒ/us
/keɪdʒ/
B1
aspacesurroundedon allsidesbybarsorwire, in whichanimalsorbirdsarekept
笼子
picture of cage
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Examples
  • Alionhasescapedfromitscage.
  • Using abunchofbananas, the zoo-keeperpersuadedthemonkeyback intoitscage.
  • Thegorillarattledthebarsofitscage.
  • Bored out ofitsmind, themonkeystaresout of the cage withunseeingeyes.
  • Themonkeysbunched together intheircage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal dwellings - man-made
  • animal shelter
  • apiary
  • aviary
  • bird box
  • birdcage
  • doghouse
  • dovecote
  • fish tank
  • fishbowl
  • goldfish bowl
  • hive
  • perch
  • pigpen
  • pigsty
  • rabbit hutch
  • rescue centre
  • sanctuary
  • skep
  • stall
  • sty
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cage
verb[Tusually passive]
uk
/keɪdʒ/us
/keɪdʒ/
to put orkeepbirdsoranimalsin a cage:
（把鸟或动物）关进笼子里
cagedbirds/animals笼中鸟／兽
Sam's beenprowlingaboutlike acagedanimalallmorning.萨姆一上午都像困兽一样走来走去。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Capturing or taking possession of things
  • -grabbing
  • apprehend
  • apprehension
  • arrogate
  • at bayidiom
  • captor
  • capture
  • catch
  • clutch
  • collar
  • corner
  • get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
  • grab
  • grabber
  • grasp atsomething
  • repo man
  • seize
  • sequester
  • sequestration
  • snag
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(Definition ofcagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cage| American Dictionary

cage
noun[C]
us
/keɪdʒ/
astructureshapedlike aboxbut withbarsorwiresasitssides, forkeepingpetsor forhousinganimals:
Thelabwasstockedwithwirecages formice.
(Definition ofcagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcage

cage
He removed the birds from their cages before they were humanely culled.
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The water depth at the location was 1.5 metres and the distance between the cages was 10 metres.
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At this time they were divided into separate cages according to genetic line and were immediately inoculated orally.
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The chickens were in 2.5 m2 ground cages on litter.
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Collections from trap cages were at 30 min intervals.
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To determine the actual fertility, for several seasons newly moulted males and females were kept until their death in outside wire cages.
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The humidity was not appreciably higher in the cages with wet sand.
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The heating procedure was repeated six hours later, and the rats were then placed into individual cages for one day tranquilization.
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Hybridization can be forced in the laboratory by caging males of one species with females of the other.
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Each pair was caged on a potted eggplant, as described above.
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Salts were placed in a container (10 cm widthr10 cm diameterr15 cm height) at the base of the cages.
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The flies were five days old and had been starved for 24 h before the gels were introduced in to the cages.
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Emerged parasitoids were provided with water and spun honey in cages (25 x 25 x 25 cm).
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Several cages were designated for breeding colonies and contained females and males.
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Two cages (one group) were observed simultaneously for 1 h after introduction of prey from behind a one-way mirror.
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Collocationswithcage

cage

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battery cage
We aim to phase out the conventional battery cage.
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batting cage
Home team facilities include a weight room and training area for each team, an indoorbattingcage, storage areas, and a laundry room.
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cage match
Hairs steel cage match and were all shaved bald.
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