cell

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells. 细胞
Those cells divide and give many other different types of cells. 那些细胞分裂后形成许多其他不同类型的细胞。
...blood cells. …血细胞。
2. N-COUNT A cell is a small room in which a prisoner is locked. A cell is also a small room in which a monk or nun lives. 小牢房; 小禅房
Do you recall how many prisoners were placed in each cell?
你记得每间牢房里关了多少犯人吗？
3. N-COUNT →a variant spelling of cel

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 .