caged

单词辨析:

captive caged chained confined 【导航词义:被关押的;受限制的】
captive adj. 被俘的,被关押的;受控制的
〔辨析〕

指被囚禁在某处、失去行动自由的,也可指做某事时受到控制、无权选择的,作后者解时通常作定语。

〔例证〕

captive animals/soldiers

关在笼中的动物/被俘士兵

Lying in my hospital bed, I was a captive audience to these uninteresting old stories.

躺在医院病床上,我别无选择,只能听这些乏味的老故事。

caged adj. 困在笼中的
〔辨析〕

主要用于形容动物,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕

She trained her camera on the caged lion.

她把相机对准笼子里的狮子。

I felt terribly caged in the small office.

呆在这个小办公室里,我感觉就像在笼子里一样。

chained adj. 被铁链锁住的;受束缚的
〔辨析〕

通常用于形容囚犯、动物等,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕

The dog was chained to a tree.

狗被用链子拴在一棵树上。

Many women feel chained to the kitchen sink.

许多妇女感到被灶台束缚住了。

confined adj. 被监禁的;受限制的
〔辨析〕

指人或动物被限制在狭小或封闭的空间里、不能自由活动的,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕

He was confined to a small room.

他被关在一个小房间里。

As punishment, the soldiers were confined to barracks.

士兵们挨了罚,不能离开营房。

相关例句:

I'm not caged bird. I'm a free human being, independent with a will of my own.

我不是笼中之鸟,我是一个有独立意志的自由之人。

This animal is dangerous and should be caged in.

这头野兽凶得很,应该关到笼里去。

Some birds are not mean to be caged!

那我暂时还是不要了!

I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged, that's all.

我必须承认有些鸟是关不住的,关不住。

The lonely old man prowled around the house like a caged tiger.

这位孤独老人有如笼中虎,在屋内无聊地徘徊。

I think all caged birds should be set free.

我认为所有关在笼里的鸟儿都应该放出去。