cage學測 L2KK [ˈkedʒ]/ˈkeɪdʒ/
籠子;鳥籠·束縛;牢籠(喻義)·(冰球)球門
學測愛考的雙重詞義字
The bird sat quietly in its cage, waiting to be free again.

小鳥靜靜地待在籠子裡,等待重獲自由。

cage 除了指關動物的籠子,也指冰球的球門網,同一字橫跨動物與運動兩個世界。

一個畫面:四面圍欄困住

鐵欄圍住四周被欄杆包圍
困在裡面動彈不得,出不去
球飛入網球衝進欄狀球門

義項

鳥籠安置C1noun籠子;鳥籠
A man gently put the little bird into a cage to keep it safe.
一位男子輕輕把小鳥放進籠子裡,讓牠安全無虞。
a bird cagea small cage
情感囚籠C1noun束縛;牢籠(喻義)
He felt trapped, as if he were living inside a cage.
他覺得受困,彷彿自己活在一個籠子裡。
冰球球門C1noun(冰球)球門
In the hockey game, his shot flew straight into the cage and scored a goal.
在那場冰球賽事中,他一記射門直直飛進球門,得了一分。

片語

bird cage鳥類住所 →專門養鳥用的籠子
a cage of one's own making作繭自縛 →自己造成的困境
trapped in a cage無處可逃 →被困住,無法脫身

你會不會這樣說?

The bird sat quietly in its ___, waiting to be free again. (cage / case)

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cage

cage 是「籠子」,case 是「箱子;情況」,兩字外形相近但意思不同。

'He felt trapped, as if he were living inside a cage.' 這裡的 cage 最接近哪個意思?(A) 鳥籠 (B) 束縛,不自由的處境 (C) 冰球球門

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(B)

此句形容內心感受,對應「束縛;不自由」的比喻義項,而非實體的籠子。

字族

caged 被關在籠子裡的・cage-free 非籠飼的(如雞蛋)

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多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

寵物店日常工作
The pet shop assistant placed a clean cage beside the bird display.
寵物店店員在鳥類展示區旁放了一個乾淨的籠子。
員工職涯感受
With no chance to try different tasks, Nina felt that her job had become a cage.
由於沒有機會嘗試不同的任務,妮娜覺得自己的工作已成為牢籠。

詞族

cage noun(單數) 籠子;比喻束縛人的牢籠・cages noun(複數) 多個籠子

四選一

Several empty ____ were stacked beside the pet shop counter.

  • cage's
  • cages
  • cages'
  • cage
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cages

Several 與 were 要求複數主詞,cages 表示多個籠子。cage 是單數;cage's 與 cages' 是所有格,句中沒有可由所有格修飾或省略的名詞,不能在此表示被堆放的籠子。

同義改寫

The keeper checked the bird's wire cage before the visitors arrived. → The keeper checked the bird's wire enclosure before the visitors arrived.
在飼養鳥類的情境中,wire cage 與 wire enclosure 都指用金屬線圍成、供鳥待在裡面的空間。
Nina described her job as a cage because it left her no freedom to make decisions. → Nina described her job as a situation that trapped her because it left her no freedom to make decisions.
a cage 在此是比喻;a situation that trapped her 保留受困、缺乏自主空間的意思。

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