cage

かご、ケージ

動物を中に入れておく、金属の棒や網で囲まれた場所。

やさしい英語で： A space with metal bars or wire around it, used to keep an animal inside.

• The bird is in its cage.
• We cleaned the rabbit cages yesterday.
• Is this cage big enough for a parrot?

よく使う表現： bird cage, wire cage, cage door

囲い、ケージ

物を囲んで保護したり、外へ出ないようにしたりする枠。

やさしい英語で： A frame that surrounds something to protect it or prevent it from getting out.

• The ribs form a protective cage.
• A steel cage surrounds the lift machinery.
• The driver was protected by a reinforced cage.

類義語： frame, enclosure

よく使う表現： rib cage, protective cage, steel cage

おりに入れる

動物を金属の棒や網で囲まれた場所に閉じ込める。

やさしい英語で： To put an animal inside a space surrounded by bars or wire.

• They cage the birds at night.
• The injured fox was caged for treatment.
• Would you cage such a large animal?

類義語： confine

反対語： release, free

よく使う表現： cage a bird, cage an animal

投獄する

人を刑務所に入れたり、閉じ込めて自由を奪ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To put someone in prison or keep them shut away.

• They wanted to cage him forever.
• The gang leader was caged for ten years.
• No prison could cage her spirit.

類義語： imprison, lock up

反対語： free, release

よく使う表現： cage someone, cage someone forever