cage
noun/keɪdʒ/
/keɪdʒ/
Idioms - a structure made of metal bars or wire in which animals or birds are kept
笼子 - a birdcage
鸟笼 - I don’t like seeing animals in cages.
我不喜欢看关在笼子里的动物。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCage is used after these nouns:- bird
- rib
- wire
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin cavea. - a birdcage
Idioms
rattle somebody’s cage
- (informal) to annoy somebody
激怒,招惹(某人) - Who's rattled his cage?
谁惹他生气了?
- Who's rattled his cage?