cage

🇬🇧 UK/keidʒ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An enclosure made of bars or wire for keeping animals or birds; anything that confines or restricts.

笼子;囚笼

v.

To confine a person or animal in a cage; to restrict freedom of movement.

关进笼子;限制自由

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
cageother
=cage

Common Collocations

  • 1.bird cage鸟笼
  • 2.cage fighter笼中格斗士
  • 3.cage door笼子门

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bird was kept in a small cage for too long.

  • 2.

    Don't cage yourself with fears and self-doubt.

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