coop
coop — noun
- coopsingular
- coopsplural
1. a small shelter with wire or wooden bars where birds such as chickens are kept a
a small shelter with wire or wooden bars where birds such as chickens are kept and protected from weather or wild animals
Every morning, Nadia feeds the chickens in the wooden coop behind the barn.
collocation: chicken coop
The farmer built a coop with wire mesh to keep the ducks safe from foxes.
Ilan cleaned the old chicken coop and put fresh straw on the floor.
The rabbit coop had a small door that opened so children could feed the animals.
During the storm, Kwame moved the hen coop under a big oak tree for shelter.
常見錯誤
coop — verb
- cooppresent simple I / you / we / they
- coops3rd person singular
- cooping-ing form
- coopedpast simple
1. to force someone to stay in a space that feels too small or crowded, so that the
to force someone to stay in a space that feels too small or crowded, so that they become restless or uncomfortable
After three days of rain, the children were cooped up inside and felt very bored.
passive: be cooped up inside
Jude hated being cooped up in a tiny office all day without any windows.
be cooped up in [place]
The cat stayed cooped up in a carrier during the drive to their new home.
Haruto felt cooped up in his apartment and decided to walk in the park.
The rescue dogs had been cooped up in cages for weeks before being adopted.
文法句型
be cooped up in [place]
coop someone up
用法筆記
Almost always used in the passive or as the phrasal adjective 'cooped up'. The active form ('they cooped the children up') is very rare in modern English.
常見錯誤
2. to put a bird or small farm animal into a coop or similar closed area, especiall
to put a bird or small farm animal into a coop or similar closed area, especially for the night
Bao coops the chickens every evening before sunset to protect them from wild animals.
coop + noun for protection
The farmer cooped the ducks for the night and locked the wire door.
Constanza cooped the rabbit after it escaped from the garden three times.
Keep the geese cooped until the storm passes so they stay safe and dry.
文法句型
coop + noun + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
This literal sense differs from verb sense 1 (CONFINE) in that it refers to the physical act of placing animals in a coop, without the emotional sense of feeling trapped or crowded.