cage
English → Chinese
noun//keɪdʒ//
(container) 笼子; 用金属丝或栏杆制成的用来关动物的结构
The zookeeper cleaned the lion's cage early every Monday morning.
(Chinese) 动物园管理员每周一一大早就清理狮笼。
The golden hamster spent most of the day running on its wheel inside the cage.
(Chinese) 那只金仓鼠大部分时间都在笼子里的转轮上跑步。
verb//keɪdʒ//
(action) 关进笼子; 把某物关在有栏杆的结构里以防逃跑
It is cruel to cage wild birds that are meant to fly freely.
(Chinese) 把本该自由飞翔的野鸟关进笼子是残忍的。
The researchers had to cage the monkeys temporarily for medical examinations.
(Chinese) 研究人员不得不暂时将猴子关进笼子进行体检。
Entry ID: en:zh:cage · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary