cell
noun [ C ] uk/sel/ us/sel/
(ORGANISM)
B2 细胞
the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal
- More examples
- The fission of the cell could be inhibited with certain chemicals.
- DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.
- The baby is still just a small bundle of cells.
- The doctors discovered cancerous cells.
(ROOM)
B2 （尤指修道院中的）小房间;单间牢房
a small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent
- More examples
- Cooped up in a small dark cell, the prisoner hadn't seen daylight for five years.
- He was bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days.
- Immured in a dark airless cell, the hostages waited six months for their release.
- Brody was locked in a padded cell and forced to wear a straitjacket.
(ELECTRICAL DEVICE)
电池
a device for producing electrical energy from chemical energy
(PHONE)
US informal移动电话，手机（同 cell phone）
a cell phone
Call me on my cell. 打我手机。
(PART)
一小部分;小组织
a small part of something
the cells of a honeycomb 蜂巢的巢室
(POLITICAL GROUP)
（大型政治组织中的，尤指秘密的或规划暴力行动的）小组，基层组织
a small group that is part of a political movement, especially one that is secret or plans violent action
a terrorist cell 恐怖组织