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coop

UK //kuːp//US //kuːp//

词源

源自中古英语 'cupe',与古英语 'cȳpe'(篮子)有关,可能受到荷兰语 'kuip'(木桶)的影响。

noun

❶ 指用于关养家禽(如鸡、鸭等)的小型围栏或笼子,通常由木材或金属制成,带有网状结构。

“The chickens are kept in a wooden coop behind the barn.”

(鸡被关在谷仓后面的木制鸡笼里。)

“She built a new coop for her ducks last weekend.”

(上周末她为鸭子建了一个新笼子。)

同义词:cage, pen, enclosure

verb

❶ 将某人或某物限制在狭小空间内,常带有被迫或受约束的意味。

“The kids felt cooped up in the house during the rainstorm.”

(暴雨期间孩子们觉得被关在房子里闷得慌。)

“He coops the rabbits in a hutch every night.”

(他每晚都把兔子关在兔笼里。)

同义词:confine, enclose, restrict

常见短语

fly the coop — 指突然离开或逃离某地,尤其指摆脱限制或束缚,常带有幽默或轻松的意味。

“The teenager flew the coop and went traveling across Europe.”

(那个青少年突然离家出走,去欧洲旅行了。)