Cage
01
檻
a framework made of metal bars or wires in which animals or birds can be kept
例
The parrot happily chirped inside its spacious cage, enjoying the view from the window.
オウムは広々としたケージの中で幸せそうにさえずり、窓からの景色を楽しんでいました。
The zookeeper carefully cleaned the lion ’s cage while the animal was in a separate enclosure.
動物園の飼育係は、ライオンが別の囲いに入っている間に、ライオンのケージを慎重に掃除しました。
02
anything that confines, restrains, or limits freedom
例
The rigid rules felt like a cage to the employees.
Poverty can be a cage that traps generations.
03
the net that serves as the goal in ice hockey
例
He shot the puck into the cage to score.
The goalie defended the cage with skill.
04
a protective screen placed behind home plate to catch balls during batting practice
例
The coach positioned the cage behind the batter.
Balls flew into the cage after every swing.
to cage
01
閉じ込める, 檻に入れる
to confine something, typically an animal, within a restricted space
Transitive: to cage an animal
例
The zookeepers caged the newly arrived lion in a secure enclosure.
動物園の飼育係は新しく到着したライオンを安全な囲いの中に閉じ込めました。
He decided to cage the injured bird to protect it while it recovered.
彼は怪我をした鳥が回復する間、それを守るためにケージに入れることに決めた。
