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- a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined鸟笼; 兽槛：
she kept a canary in a cage
她把金丝雀关在笼中
figurative〈喻〉his cage of loneliness.
把他困住的孤独之笼。
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- a prison cell or camp监狱; 囚笼。
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- an open framework forming the compartment in a lift电梯梯厢。
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- a structure of crossing bars or wires designed to hold or support something（装载或支撑某物的）笼子; 罐笼。
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- Baseball a portable backstop situated behind the batter during batting practice【棒球】（击球练习的）挡球网。
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- a soccer or hockey goal made from a network frame足球（或曲棍球）球门。
with obj.(一般作be caged)
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the parrot screamed, furious at being caged
鹦鹉因被关入笼中而愤怒尖叫
as adj. caged a caged bird.一只笼中鸟。
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- informal put in prison〈非正式〉把…关入监狱。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin cavea.