caged

caged — verb

1. to place an animal or bird inside an enclosure with bars or a mesh front, keepin

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to place an animal or bird inside an enclosure with bars or a mesh front, keeping it there and restricting its freedom of movement.

例句

The wildlife team caged the injured hawk until its wing healed enough to fly.

past tense: caged + animal as direct object

Poultry farmers caged their chickens at night to keep them safe from foxes.

active transitive: farmer cages chickens

同義詞
  • confine

    broader term; can mean restricting anywhere, not just in a cage.

  • lock up

    more informal; can apply to people or animals in any locked space.

  • enclose

    softer meaning; does not imply bars or restricted movement in the same way.

反義詞
  • release

    to let an animal out of a cage back into the wild or open space.

  • free

    to remove all physical restrictions on movement.

文法句型

cage + animal/bird as object

be caged in/up

用法筆記

Frequently used in the passive voice ('the birds were caged overnight'). The active form 'cage' is less common than the past participle 'caged' used as an adjective.

常見錯誤

❌He caged the cat inside the house' (when the house is not a cage).
✅He kept the cat inside the house.
💡'cage' requires a cage or cage-like enclosure, not any enclosed space.

caged — adjective