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单词 cage
释义

cage

noun
/keɪdʒ/
/keɪdʒ/
Idioms
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  1. a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals or birds are kept
    • a birdcage
    • I don’t like seeing animals in cages.
    see also ribcageTopics Birdsb2, Animalsb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCage is used after these nouns:
    • bird
    • rib
    • wire
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.
Idioms
rattle somebody’s cage
  1. (informal) to annoy somebody
    • Who's rattled his cage?

cage

verb
/keɪdʒ/
/keɪdʒ/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cage
/keɪdʒ/
/keɪdʒ/
he / she / it cages
/ˈkeɪdʒɪz/
/ˈkeɪdʒɪz/
past simple caged
/keɪdʒd/
/keɪdʒd/
past participle caged
/keɪdʒd/
/keɪdʒd/
-ing form caging
/ˈkeɪdʒɪŋ/
/ˈkeɪdʒɪŋ/
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  1. cage something (up) to put or keep an animal in a cage
    • The dogs are caged (up) at night.
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.
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