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birdcage

/burd-keyj/US // ˈbɜrdˌkeɪdʒ //UK // (ˈbɜːdˌkeɪdʒ) //

鸟笼,鸟笼子,鸟巢,笼子

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cage for confining birds.
    • : something that resembles a birdcage in form.
    • : Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.

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Examples

  • He dragged up and spoke for inclusive family values in the 1993 film and played a loving gay partner in ‘The Birdcage.’

  • Films like The Birdcage, In Out, and As Good As It Gets established a new norm for gay characters in media.

  • Of course he said the same thing about an old, rusty birdcage he found.

  • There is a large antique birdcage with 20 finches ready to inform anyone within earshot that the sun has come up.

  • In one hand she flourished an empty birdcage and in the other what proved to be a tin of enormous hemp seeds.

  • He saw Smithy's birdcage, walked over to it and stared for a moment quietly at Dicky, the doctor's parakeet.

  • Large gas shells were creating a cloud near by, and a rumour came that the Germans had broken through at the Birdcage.

  • A large birdcage swung from a staple in the window and two canaries peered cautiously from their perches at the kitten in her lap.

  • Westminster Hospital originated in 1715 at a small house in Birdcage Walk from which outdoor relief was administered.