squirrel cage
- a rotating cylindrical cage in which a small captive animal can exercise as on a treadmill.;a monotonous or repetitive activity or way of life
noun: squirrel cage, plural noun: squirrel cages
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名詞
- 1. a rotating cylindrical cage in which a small captive animal can exercise as on a treadmill.
- ▪ a monotonous or repetitive activity or way of life running madly about in a squirrel cage of activity
- ▪ a form of rotor used in small electric motors, resembling a cylindrical cage a squirrel-cage fan