Definition of cell in English:

cell

noun sɛlsɛl

1A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
单人牢房，（修士、修女睡的）单人小室
the authorities locked all remaining inmates in their cells
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a man who delighted in escaping from the business of life into his scriptoriolum - a small library attached to his monastic cell.
- He was one of 10 convicted prisoners who escaped from the prison on June 8 after holding up prison warders at gunpoint and locking them in a cell.
- There were four regular prison cells, one padded cell and two used for solitary confinement.
- Copying the works of others protects the solitude of the monastic cell from more intrusive forms of ministry.
- Since 1980, nearly 300 indigenous people have died in custody in prison cells or police lockups.
- Where will the Government put the inmates when all the police cells, court cells, and prisons are full?
- The monks' cells and rooms were carved inside the soft white limestone cliff.
- He was said to have been playing cards with a prison officer outside his cell when the prisoner came up and punched him.
- The offenders have designed and painted artworks throughout the burgled room and in the prison cell.
- Rehabilitation had been neglected, Owers reported, with inmates locked in cells for 23 hours a day.
- Former inmates lead you through prison cells and tell you powerful stories about the routines and punishments they endured during their captivity.
- Most prisoners share their cells with one other inmate.
- So what that means is that he's locked up at night in a prison cell on his own, so that's solitary confinement.
- The change of status would also mean that Tommy has to be transferred from a detention cell to a prison room, which he has to share with other convicts.
- The security and observation regime is quite different, prisoners often sharing cells in conditions of close confinement.
- At 2pm on Tuesday last all 190 prisoners were locked in their cells as prison officers staged a one-hour walk-out.
- Since the accommodation for visitors on Mount Athos is more than basic, we had to share one and the same cell in the monastery of Philotheu.
- Wilders has six body guards and has slept in a prison cell to protect himself against possible attacks.
- Prison cells, hotel rooms, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and hospices are exempt from the ban.
- As a result the Governor ordered a search of the prisoners and their cells to be carried out on Monday.
Synonyms
dungeon, oubliette, lock-up, prison
room, cubicle, compartment, chamber, stall, enclosure
North American informal bullpen, tank, drunk tank
Australian/New Zealand informal peter
1. 1.1historical A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger one.
  〈史〉附属小修道院
  Example sentencesExamples
  Late in the same century the site became a dependent cell of the Durham Benedictines.
  Avebury subsequently attracted a monastic cell, and suffered attempts to destroy its standing stones.
2Biology
The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane.
〔生〕细胞
Example sentencesExamples
- The scientists then used test-tube experiments to show the virus could infect T cells under laboratory conditions.
- When this occurs, the cytoplasm from the two cells fuses, but the nuclei remain separate and distinct.
- The scientists also produced a continuously growing line of cultured embryonic germ cells.
- The neoplastic epithelial cells were cuboidal and had round or oval nuclei and inconspicuous nucleoli.
- Even mammals have nucleated red blood cells in their bone marrow.
1. 2.1 An enclosed cavity in an organism.
  生物体的小腔
  Example sentencesExamples
  The plaque deposits did not form cell casts or polyhedra and did not penetrate into the cell cavities, but were an external deposit only.
  Synonyms
  compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section
2. 2.2 A small compartment in a larger structure such as a honeycomb.
  （诸如蜂巢等较大结构中的）单元，间隔间
  Example sentencesExamples
  She then deposits a little into a honeycomb cell, built and tilted upright, so that it won't spill.
  The interior of a cell contains structures called organelles that can be compared to the organs in a body.
  Then there's the honeycomb shades, so called because in profile they look like cells of a honeycomb strung together.
  Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax.
  Synonyms
  compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section
3A small group forming a nucleus of political activity, typically a secret, subversive one.
〈喻〉政治活动核心小组（通常为颠覆性的秘密组织）
terrorist cells
Example sentencesExamples
- The Spanish press prior to 11 March reported major raids by the police against alleged terrorist cells and the seizure of guns and explosives.
- Drug cartels, terrorist cells, and guerilla movements all reproduce themselves as dictatorships in the end.
- Finally, there is a claim it was less a social club than a political cell.
- Those tracking terrorist cells say the trend toward soft targets, like schools, is undeniable and probably unstoppable.
- He has been linked to a terrorist cell in Hamburg and a flight training school in Florida.
- Every agent infiltrating a drug cartel is an agent who could be infiltrating a terrorist cell.
- Much of the military training consisted of small groups gathering together in secret cells.
- The extortion then funds the further activities of the terror cell.
- Four bombers blew themselves up but police are investigating whether another member of the terrorist cell is alive and on the run.
- We should do everything we can to disrupt and destroy any cells, any activity that would do us harm in this country.
- They concluded that terrorist cells could send members on flights without any intention of hijacking the plane just to see whether or not members would be flagged.
- With a computer and a connection to the Internet, an individual can do more damage than armed terrorist cells or small insurgent movements.
- In Dewsbury, he gradually emerged as the probable ringleader of the terrorist cell.
- Disrupting terrorist cells is an important component of the government's overall counterterrorism efforts.
- That makes it easy for a small and secretive terrorist cell to go undetected.
- The Red Brigade is the terrorist cell, and mostly serves as the ‘bad guy’ of the film.
- They operate through autonomous cells, strict secrecy, and a refusal to engage the enemy's strength.
- Tentatively we can say no to the activity of single cells and yes to that of assemblies.
- The police claim the weapons belonged to terrorist cells and were seized in several raids across the Kingdom.
- It is an open secret now that the ISI has a political cell.
Synonyms
caucus, unit, faction, arm, section, nucleus, clique, coterie, group, party, clan, wing
4A device containing electrodes immersed in an electrolyte, used for generating current or for electrolysis.
电解电池
Example sentencesExamples
- A few years ago, the companies involved in the voltage race tried to get more cells in NiCad battery packs to power bigger tools.
- The 8.5g cell generates 100mW of power - enough, Toshiba said, to run am MP3 player for 20 hours.
- This seven-ounce magnet was able to support four kilograms of iron using the current from a single cell.
- In our study, we focus on oscillations generated in a single cell.
- Previous approaches to study the seal resistance of cells and electrodes lacked high spatial resolution.
- The copper tube is arranged to form a series of cells called cavities.
- In addition to electrical conduction, the cells are polarized by the force of applied voltage.
- An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
- This is said to be important when welding heat-sensitive parts such as miniature battery cells or sensitive electronic devices.
- The camera has a tiny light source, miniaturized transmitters, and power cells.
- These charged particles continue through the cell to the collecting area where they are attracted to a series of grounded plates.
- For the experiments presented the capacity compensation was set with the electrode close to the cell.
- Now there is a potential difference between the two cells allowing current to flow.
Synonyms
accumulator, power unit
1. 4.1 A unit in a device for converting chemical or solar energy into electricity.
  光电元件
  a button cell for a quartz watch
  Example sentencesExamples
  Although Scotland has the brains to develop them, solar energy and hydrogen cells are all but ignored.
  When light was shone on to the tiny cell, an electrical current was generated.
  Photovoltaic cells powered an electric pump and light bulbs in Sweden.
  Another method of on-site power generation is the photovoltaic cell.
  The cells will generate electricity with cloud cover, rain, and even during a snowstorm, though not as much as they will in bright sun.
  To achieve this, high efficiency heating would be used together with roof panels fitted with photo voltaic cells to provide electricity for the buildings.
  Most designs use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity.
  Other design factors of the current cell contribute significantly to overall performance.
  He suggested that China and California work together on hydrogen automobile fuel and solar energy cells.
  It contains a fuel tank, and a chemical process occurs in the cell that generates electricity by using up the fuel, which is normally methanol.
  As it happens, the periods of intense heat correspond to the periods of peak electricity production from photovoltaic cells.
  Photovoltaic cells produce electricity by using specially treated materials such as silicon that convert light into power.
  Solar collectors can preheat feedstock, and solar photovoltaic cells can produce the electricity for the pumps.
  However, sometimes the hydrogen is generated directly within the cell from another fuel, such as methanol.
  Konarka says it will enter the market with a photovoltaic cell in late 2004 that will generate solar power at about $2 per watt.
  Even on cloudy days, there is a lot of scattered radiation - and so PV cells generate energy even when it's overcast.
  Chemical reactions inside the cell strip electrons from the hydrogen atoms to produce a voltage that can power a circuit.
  Solar panels forming the roof of the crop store provide both heat and electricity from photovoltaic cells.
  Solar photovoltaic cells use the same silicon-based technology as semiconductors.
  The design includes solar panels and photovoltaic cells which will create electricity and a heat pump which will distribute heat throughout the house.
5The local area covered by one of the short-range transmitters in a cellular telephone system.
（移动电话）基站覆盖区
Example sentencesExamples
- Each cell has a base station that transmits and receives signals over just a small fraction of the frequencies to which the network operator has access.
- The total area within these cells, determines the coverage of a network service provider.
- Mobiles located in areas of other cells and operating at the same frequency experience the effect of the tuning signal as an interference.
- The invention is directed to a method for cell selection in a cellular telecommunication system.
- In cities, where mobile cells are quite small, this can locate the car to as close as 100 yards, but in rural areas the cell may be as big as six square miles.
- In densely populated areas, there are more cells, which cover smaller distances, so it is easier to pinpoint the signal of a handset.
- The service operates in local areas known as cells.
- As the initiated say, in telecommunications lies not only cell and telephone issues but also broadcasting and now Internet.
- And pagers tend not to jam up in emergencies the way overloaded mobile phone cells do.
- Analysis of mobile phone cells showed him heading north on the M1.
1. 5.1North American A mobile phone.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It lets you make and receive cell calls over a cordless phone and share that handset with a landline.
  You'll be able to get a Coke from certain vending machines by pushing a button on your cell.
  Police seized cell phones and cell cards.
  Aziza hit the end button of her cell and groaned again, throwing her phone to the side.
  These new systems will be able to maintain a session even when a subscriber leaves a cell site or a device is turned off.
  She was about ready to hit the ‘end’ button on the cell when she heard a clicking sound.
  I turned my back on him and walked on, fingering the 911 buttons on my cell.
  However, this time they would be used to test the Gb stack by simulating calls via virtual mobiles, cells and base stations.
  I picked up the cell and pressed the button, waiting for what would come next.
  At the moment, mobile operators are almost all relying on cell ID as the means to automatically locate users.
  I end the conversation and closed my cell, throwing it onto the passenger seat beside me.

Derivatives

celled

adjective

in combination a single-celled organism
一个单细胞生物体。

cell-like

adjective

Platelets are tiny cell-like disks that collect and form blood clots at the site of an injury.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since most of the action happens in one cell-like room, the initial terrifying car ride through the city is critical in establishing the wider political and social context of the film.
- The extremists who carried out the atrocity are certainly organised into cell-like structures, that leave them hermetically sealed from infiltration.
- Tiny, cell-like structures were built to accommodate the women, along with a new chapel.
- The ‘zone’ also describes the cell-like structure of mobile phone networks themselves, explored very effectively in the work of Dunne & Raby at the RCA.

Origin

Old English, from Old French celle or Latin cella 'storeroom or chamber'.

Cell goes back to Latin cella ‘storeroom, chamber’, source also of cellar (Middle English); in late Latin cella also denoted ‘a monk's or hermit's cell’. See also salt

Rhymes

Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell

Definition of cell in US English:

cell

nounsɛlsel

1A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
单人牢房，（修士、修女睡的）单人小室
Example sentencesExamples
- The monks' cells and rooms were carved inside the soft white limestone cliff.
- The offenders have designed and painted artworks throughout the burgled room and in the prison cell.
- Copying the works of others protects the solitude of the monastic cell from more intrusive forms of ministry.
- Since 1980, nearly 300 indigenous people have died in custody in prison cells or police lockups.
- Former inmates lead you through prison cells and tell you powerful stories about the routines and punishments they endured during their captivity.
- There were four regular prison cells, one padded cell and two used for solitary confinement.
- At 2pm on Tuesday last all 190 prisoners were locked in their cells as prison officers staged a one-hour walk-out.
- He was said to have been playing cards with a prison officer outside his cell when the prisoner came up and punched him.
- Where will the Government put the inmates when all the police cells, court cells, and prisons are full?
- The change of status would also mean that Tommy has to be transferred from a detention cell to a prison room, which he has to share with other convicts.
- He was one of 10 convicted prisoners who escaped from the prison on June 8 after holding up prison warders at gunpoint and locking them in a cell.
- Wilders has six body guards and has slept in a prison cell to protect himself against possible attacks.
- The security and observation regime is quite different, prisoners often sharing cells in conditions of close confinement.
- So what that means is that he's locked up at night in a prison cell on his own, so that's solitary confinement.
- Since the accommodation for visitors on Mount Athos is more than basic, we had to share one and the same cell in the monastery of Philotheu.
- As a result the Governor ordered a search of the prisoners and their cells to be carried out on Monday.
- Most prisoners share their cells with one other inmate.
- He was a man who delighted in escaping from the business of life into his scriptoriolum - a small library attached to his monastic cell.
- Rehabilitation had been neglected, Owers reported, with inmates locked in cells for 23 hours a day.
- Prison cells, hotel rooms, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and hospices are exempt from the ban.
Synonyms
dungeon, oubliette, lock-up, prison
1. 1.1historical A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger one.
  〈史〉附属小修道院
  Example sentencesExamples
  Avebury subsequently attracted a monastic cell, and suffered attempts to destroy its standing stones.
  Late in the same century the site became a dependent cell of the Durham Benedictines.
2Biology
The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. Microscopic organisms typically consist of a single cell, which is either eukaryotic or prokaryotic.
〔生〕细胞
Example sentencesExamples
- The scientists also produced a continuously growing line of cultured embryonic germ cells.
- The scientists then used test-tube experiments to show the virus could infect T cells under laboratory conditions.
- When this occurs, the cytoplasm from the two cells fuses, but the nuclei remain separate and distinct.
- The neoplastic epithelial cells were cuboidal and had round or oval nuclei and inconspicuous nucleoli.
- Even mammals have nucleated red blood cells in their bone marrow.
1. 2.1 An enclosed cavity in an organism.
  生物体的小腔
  Example sentencesExamples
  The plaque deposits did not form cell casts or polyhedra and did not penetrate into the cell cavities, but were an external deposit only.
  Synonyms
  compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section
2. 2.2 A small compartment in a larger structure such as a honeycomb.
  （诸如蜂巢等较大结构中的）单元，间隔间
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax.
  Then there's the honeycomb shades, so called because in profile they look like cells of a honeycomb strung together.
  The interior of a cell contains structures called organelles that can be compared to the organs in a body.
  She then deposits a little into a honeycomb cell, built and tilted upright, so that it won't spill.
  Synonyms
  compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section
3A small group forming a nucleus of political activity, typically a secret, subversive one.
〈喻〉政治活动核心小组（通常为颠覆性的秘密组织）
the weapons may be used to arm terrorist cells
这些武器可能会被用来武装恐怖分子的核心小组。
Example sentencesExamples
- Drug cartels, terrorist cells, and guerilla movements all reproduce themselves as dictatorships in the end.
- With a computer and a connection to the Internet, an individual can do more damage than armed terrorist cells or small insurgent movements.
- Disrupting terrorist cells is an important component of the government's overall counterterrorism efforts.
- That makes it easy for a small and secretive terrorist cell to go undetected.
- The extortion then funds the further activities of the terror cell.
- It is an open secret now that the ISI has a political cell.
- The Spanish press prior to 11 March reported major raids by the police against alleged terrorist cells and the seizure of guns and explosives.
- In Dewsbury, he gradually emerged as the probable ringleader of the terrorist cell.
- The Red Brigade is the terrorist cell, and mostly serves as the ‘bad guy’ of the film.
- They operate through autonomous cells, strict secrecy, and a refusal to engage the enemy's strength.
- He has been linked to a terrorist cell in Hamburg and a flight training school in Florida.
- The police claim the weapons belonged to terrorist cells and were seized in several raids across the Kingdom.
- We should do everything we can to disrupt and destroy any cells, any activity that would do us harm in this country.
- Those tracking terrorist cells say the trend toward soft targets, like schools, is undeniable and probably unstoppable.
- Every agent infiltrating a drug cartel is an agent who could be infiltrating a terrorist cell.
- Finally, there is a claim it was less a social club than a political cell.
- Four bombers blew themselves up but police are investigating whether another member of the terrorist cell is alive and on the run.
- They concluded that terrorist cells could send members on flights without any intention of hijacking the plane just to see whether or not members would be flagged.
- Much of the military training consisted of small groups gathering together in secret cells.
- Tentatively we can say no to the activity of single cells and yes to that of assemblies.
Synonyms
caucus, unit, faction, arm, section, nucleus, clique, coterie, group, party, clan, wing
4A device containing electrodes immersed in an electrolyte, used for current-generation or electrolysis.
电解电池
Example sentencesExamples
- The camera has a tiny light source, miniaturized transmitters, and power cells.
- For the experiments presented the capacity compensation was set with the electrode close to the cell.
- The 8.5g cell generates 100mW of power - enough, Toshiba said, to run am MP3 player for 20 hours.
- In our study, we focus on oscillations generated in a single cell.
- This seven-ounce magnet was able to support four kilograms of iron using the current from a single cell.
- In addition to electrical conduction, the cells are polarized by the force of applied voltage.
- Now there is a potential difference between the two cells allowing current to flow.
- These charged particles continue through the cell to the collecting area where they are attracted to a series of grounded plates.
- An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
- This is said to be important when welding heat-sensitive parts such as miniature battery cells or sensitive electronic devices.
- A few years ago, the companies involved in the voltage race tried to get more cells in NiCad battery packs to power bigger tools.
- Previous approaches to study the seal resistance of cells and electrodes lacked high spatial resolution.
- The copper tube is arranged to form a series of cells called cavities.
Synonyms
accumulator, power unit
1. 4.1 A unit in a device for converting chemical or solar energy into electricity.
  光电元件
  Example sentencesExamples
  Solar collectors can preheat feedstock, and solar photovoltaic cells can produce the electricity for the pumps.
  Solar panels forming the roof of the crop store provide both heat and electricity from photovoltaic cells.
  Most designs use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity.
  Chemical reactions inside the cell strip electrons from the hydrogen atoms to produce a voltage that can power a circuit.
  It contains a fuel tank, and a chemical process occurs in the cell that generates electricity by using up the fuel, which is normally methanol.
  The cells will generate electricity with cloud cover, rain, and even during a snowstorm, though not as much as they will in bright sun.
  He suggested that China and California work together on hydrogen automobile fuel and solar energy cells.
  Another method of on-site power generation is the photovoltaic cell.
  Solar photovoltaic cells use the same silicon-based technology as semiconductors.
  The design includes solar panels and photovoltaic cells which will create electricity and a heat pump which will distribute heat throughout the house.
  Although Scotland has the brains to develop them, solar energy and hydrogen cells are all but ignored.
  Photovoltaic cells powered an electric pump and light bulbs in Sweden.
  When light was shone on to the tiny cell, an electrical current was generated.
  Other design factors of the current cell contribute significantly to overall performance.
  As it happens, the periods of intense heat correspond to the periods of peak electricity production from photovoltaic cells.
  To achieve this, high efficiency heating would be used together with roof panels fitted with photo voltaic cells to provide electricity for the buildings.
  Photovoltaic cells produce electricity by using specially treated materials such as silicon that convert light into power.
  However, sometimes the hydrogen is generated directly within the cell from another fuel, such as methanol.
  Even on cloudy days, there is a lot of scattered radiation - and so PV cells generate energy even when it's overcast.
  Konarka says it will enter the market with a photovoltaic cell in late 2004 that will generate solar power at about $2 per watt.
5The local area covered by one of the short-range transmitters in a cellular telephone system.
（移动电话）基站覆盖区
Example sentencesExamples
- The invention is directed to a method for cell selection in a cellular telecommunication system.
- In densely populated areas, there are more cells, which cover smaller distances, so it is easier to pinpoint the signal of a handset.
- The service operates in local areas known as cells.
- The total area within these cells, determines the coverage of a network service provider.
- As the initiated say, in telecommunications lies not only cell and telephone issues but also broadcasting and now Internet.
- Each cell has a base station that transmits and receives signals over just a small fraction of the frequencies to which the network operator has access.
- And pagers tend not to jam up in emergencies the way overloaded mobile phone cells do.
- Mobiles located in areas of other cells and operating at the same frequency experience the effect of the tuning signal as an interference.
- Analysis of mobile phone cells showed him heading north on the M1.
- In cities, where mobile cells are quite small, this can locate the car to as close as 100 yards, but in rural areas the cell may be as big as six square miles.
1. 5.1North American
  I'll just call him on his cell
  short for cellular phone
  Example sentencesExamples
  It lets you make and receive cell calls over a cordless phone and share that handset with a landline.
  I picked up the cell and pressed the button, waiting for what would come next.
  However, this time they would be used to test the Gb stack by simulating calls via virtual mobiles, cells and base stations.
  These new systems will be able to maintain a session even when a subscriber leaves a cell site or a device is turned off.
  Aziza hit the end button of her cell and groaned again, throwing her phone to the side.
  At the moment, mobile operators are almost all relying on cell ID as the means to automatically locate users.
  You'll be able to get a Coke from certain vending machines by pushing a button on your cell.
  I turned my back on him and walked on, fingering the 911 buttons on my cell.
  Police seized cell phones and cell cards.
  I end the conversation and closed my cell, throwing it onto the passenger seat beside me.
  She was about ready to hit the ‘end’ button on the cell when she heard a clicking sound.

Origin

Old English, from Old French celle or Latin cella ‘storeroom or chamber’.

单词	cell
释义	Definition of cell in English: cell noun sɛlsɛl 1A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps. 单人牢房，（修士、修女睡的）单人小室 the authorities locked all remaining inmates in their cells Example sentencesExamples He was a man who delighted in escaping from the business of life into his scriptoriolum - a small library attached to his monastic cell. He was one of 10 convicted prisoners who escaped from the prison on June 8 after holding up prison warders at gunpoint and locking them in a cell. There were four regular prison cells, one padded cell and two used for solitary confinement. Copying the works of others protects the solitude of the monastic cell from more intrusive forms of ministry. Since 1980, nearly 300 indigenous people have died in custody in prison cells or police lockups. Where will the Government put the inmates when all the police cells, court cells, and prisons are full? The monks' cells and rooms were carved inside the soft white limestone cliff. He was said to have been playing cards with a prison officer outside his cell when the prisoner came up and punched him. The offenders have designed and painted artworks throughout the burgled room and in the prison cell. Rehabilitation had been neglected, Owers reported, with inmates locked in cells for 23 hours a day. Former inmates lead you through prison cells and tell you powerful stories about the routines and punishments they endured during their captivity. Most prisoners share their cells with one other inmate. So what that means is that he's locked up at night in a prison cell on his own, so that's solitary confinement. The change of status would also mean that Tommy has to be transferred from a detention cell to a prison room, which he has to share with other convicts. The security and observation regime is quite different, prisoners often sharing cells in conditions of close confinement. At 2pm on Tuesday last all 190 prisoners were locked in their cells as prison officers staged a one-hour walk-out. Since the accommodation for visitors on Mount Athos is more than basic, we had to share one and the same cell in the monastery of Philotheu. Wilders has six body guards and has slept in a prison cell to protect himself against possible attacks. Prison cells, hotel rooms, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and hospices are exempt from the ban. As a result the Governor ordered a search of the prisoners and their cells to be carried out on Monday. Synonyms dungeon, oubliette, lock-up, prison room, cubicle, compartment, chamber, stall, enclosure North American informal bullpen, tank, drunk tank Australian/New Zealand informal peter 1.1historical A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger one. 〈史〉附属小修道院 Example sentencesExamples Late in the same century the site became a dependent cell of the Durham Benedictines. Avebury subsequently attracted a monastic cell, and suffered attempts to destroy its standing stones. 2Biology The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. 〔生〕细胞 Example sentencesExamples The scientists then used test-tube experiments to show the virus could infect T cells under laboratory conditions. When this occurs, the cytoplasm from the two cells fuses, but the nuclei remain separate and distinct. The scientists also produced a continuously growing line of cultured embryonic germ cells. The neoplastic epithelial cells were cuboidal and had round or oval nuclei and inconspicuous nucleoli. Even mammals have nucleated red blood cells in their bone marrow. 2.1 An enclosed cavity in an organism. 生物体的小腔 Example sentencesExamples The plaque deposits did not form cell casts or polyhedra and did not penetrate into the cell cavities, but were an external deposit only. Synonyms compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section 2.2 A small compartment in a larger structure such as a honeycomb. （诸如蜂巢等较大结构中的）单元，间隔间 Example sentencesExamples She then deposits a little into a honeycomb cell, built and tilted upright, so that it won't spill. The interior of a cell contains structures called organelles that can be compared to the organs in a body. Then there's the honeycomb shades, so called because in profile they look like cells of a honeycomb strung together. Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax. Synonyms compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section 3A small group forming a nucleus of political activity, typically a secret, subversive one. 〈喻〉政治活动核心小组（通常为颠覆性的秘密组织） terrorist cells Example sentencesExamples The Spanish press prior to 11 March reported major raids by the police against alleged terrorist cells and the seizure of guns and explosives. Drug cartels, terrorist cells, and guerilla movements all reproduce themselves as dictatorships in the end. Finally, there is a claim it was less a social club than a political cell. Those tracking terrorist cells say the trend toward soft targets, like schools, is undeniable and probably unstoppable. He has been linked to a terrorist cell in Hamburg and a flight training school in Florida. Every agent infiltrating a drug cartel is an agent who could be infiltrating a terrorist cell. Much of the military training consisted of small groups gathering together in secret cells. The extortion then funds the further activities of the terror cell. Four bombers blew themselves up but police are investigating whether another member of the terrorist cell is alive and on the run. We should do everything we can to disrupt and destroy any cells, any activity that would do us harm in this country. They concluded that terrorist cells could send members on flights without any intention of hijacking the plane just to see whether or not members would be flagged. With a computer and a connection to the Internet, an individual can do more damage than armed terrorist cells or small insurgent movements. In Dewsbury, he gradually emerged as the probable ringleader of the terrorist cell. Disrupting terrorist cells is an important component of the government's overall counterterrorism efforts. That makes it easy for a small and secretive terrorist cell to go undetected. The Red Brigade is the terrorist cell, and mostly serves as the ‘bad guy’ of the film. They operate through autonomous cells, strict secrecy, and a refusal to engage the enemy's strength. Tentatively we can say no to the activity of single cells and yes to that of assemblies. The police claim the weapons belonged to terrorist cells and were seized in several raids across the Kingdom. It is an open secret now that the ISI has a political cell. Synonyms caucus, unit, faction, arm, section, nucleus, clique, coterie, group, party, clan, wing 4A device containing electrodes immersed in an electrolyte, used for generating current or for electrolysis. 电解电池 Example sentencesExamples A few years ago, the companies involved in the voltage race tried to get more cells in NiCad battery packs to power bigger tools. The 8.5g cell generates 100mW of power - enough, Toshiba said, to run am MP3 player for 20 hours. This seven-ounce magnet was able to support four kilograms of iron using the current from a single cell. In our study, we focus on oscillations generated in a single cell. Previous approaches to study the seal resistance of cells and electrodes lacked high spatial resolution. The copper tube is arranged to form a series of cells called cavities. In addition to electrical conduction, the cells are polarized by the force of applied voltage. An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. This is said to be important when welding heat-sensitive parts such as miniature battery cells or sensitive electronic devices. The camera has a tiny light source, miniaturized transmitters, and power cells. These charged particles continue through the cell to the collecting area where they are attracted to a series of grounded plates. For the experiments presented the capacity compensation was set with the electrode close to the cell. Now there is a potential difference between the two cells allowing current to flow. Synonyms accumulator, power unit 4.1 A unit in a device for converting chemical or solar energy into electricity. 光电元件 a button cell for a quartz watch Example sentencesExamples Although Scotland has the brains to develop them, solar energy and hydrogen cells are all but ignored. When light was shone on to the tiny cell, an electrical current was generated. Photovoltaic cells powered an electric pump and light bulbs in Sweden. Another method of on-site power generation is the photovoltaic cell. The cells will generate electricity with cloud cover, rain, and even during a snowstorm, though not as much as they will in bright sun. To achieve this, high efficiency heating would be used together with roof panels fitted with photo voltaic cells to provide electricity for the buildings. Most designs use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. Other design factors of the current cell contribute significantly to overall performance. He suggested that China and California work together on hydrogen automobile fuel and solar energy cells. It contains a fuel tank, and a chemical process occurs in the cell that generates electricity by using up the fuel, which is normally methanol. As it happens, the periods of intense heat correspond to the periods of peak electricity production from photovoltaic cells. Photovoltaic cells produce electricity by using specially treated materials such as silicon that convert light into power. Solar collectors can preheat feedstock, and solar photovoltaic cells can produce the electricity for the pumps. However, sometimes the hydrogen is generated directly within the cell from another fuel, such as methanol. Konarka says it will enter the market with a photovoltaic cell in late 2004 that will generate solar power at about $2 per watt. Even on cloudy days, there is a lot of scattered radiation - and so PV cells generate energy even when it's overcast. Chemical reactions inside the cell strip electrons from the hydrogen atoms to produce a voltage that can power a circuit. Solar panels forming the roof of the crop store provide both heat and electricity from photovoltaic cells. Solar photovoltaic cells use the same silicon-based technology as semiconductors. The design includes solar panels and photovoltaic cells which will create electricity and a heat pump which will distribute heat throughout the house. 5The local area covered by one of the short-range transmitters in a cellular telephone system. （移动电话）基站覆盖区 Example sentencesExamples Each cell has a base station that transmits and receives signals over just a small fraction of the frequencies to which the network operator has access. The total area within these cells, determines the coverage of a network service provider. Mobiles located in areas of other cells and operating at the same frequency experience the effect of the tuning signal as an interference. The invention is directed to a method for cell selection in a cellular telecommunication system. In cities, where mobile cells are quite small, this can locate the car to as close as 100 yards, but in rural areas the cell may be as big as six square miles. In densely populated areas, there are more cells, which cover smaller distances, so it is easier to pinpoint the signal of a handset. The service operates in local areas known as cells. As the initiated say, in telecommunications lies not only cell and telephone issues but also broadcasting and now Internet. And pagers tend not to jam up in emergencies the way overloaded mobile phone cells do. Analysis of mobile phone cells showed him heading north on the M1. 5.1North American A mobile phone. Example sentencesExamples It lets you make and receive cell calls over a cordless phone and share that handset with a landline. You'll be able to get a Coke from certain vending machines by pushing a button on your cell. Police seized cell phones and cell cards. Aziza hit the end button of her cell and groaned again, throwing her phone to the side. These new systems will be able to maintain a session even when a subscriber leaves a cell site or a device is turned off. She was about ready to hit the ‘end’ button on the cell when she heard a clicking sound. I turned my back on him and walked on, fingering the 911 buttons on my cell. However, this time they would be used to test the Gb stack by simulating calls via virtual mobiles, cells and base stations. I picked up the cell and pressed the button, waiting for what would come next. At the moment, mobile operators are almost all relying on cell ID as the means to automatically locate users. I end the conversation and closed my cell, throwing it onto the passenger seat beside me. Derivatives celled adjective in combination a single-celled organism 一个单细胞生物体。 cell-like adjective Platelets are tiny cell-like disks that collect and form blood clots at the site of an injury. Example sentencesExamples Since most of the action happens in one cell-like room, the initial terrifying car ride through the city is critical in establishing the wider political and social context of the film. The extremists who carried out the atrocity are certainly organised into cell-like structures, that leave them hermetically sealed from infiltration. Tiny, cell-like structures were built to accommodate the women, along with a new chapel. The ‘zone’ also describes the cell-like structure of mobile phone networks themselves, explored very effectively in the work of Dunne & Raby at the RCA. Origin Old English, from Old French celle or Latin cella 'storeroom or chamber'. Cell goes back to Latin cella ‘storeroom, chamber’, source also of cellar (Middle English); in late Latin cella also denoted ‘a monk's or hermit's cell’. See also salt Rhymes Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell Definition of cell in US English: cell nounsɛlsel 1A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps. 单人牢房，（修士、修女睡的）单人小室 Example sentencesExamples The monks' cells and rooms were carved inside the soft white limestone cliff. The offenders have designed and painted artworks throughout the burgled room and in the prison cell. Copying the works of others protects the solitude of the monastic cell from more intrusive forms of ministry. Since 1980, nearly 300 indigenous people have died in custody in prison cells or police lockups. Former inmates lead you through prison cells and tell you powerful stories about the routines and punishments they endured during their captivity. There were four regular prison cells, one padded cell and two used for solitary confinement. At 2pm on Tuesday last all 190 prisoners were locked in their cells as prison officers staged a one-hour walk-out. He was said to have been playing cards with a prison officer outside his cell when the prisoner came up and punched him. Where will the Government put the inmates when all the police cells, court cells, and prisons are full? The change of status would also mean that Tommy has to be transferred from a detention cell to a prison room, which he has to share with other convicts. He was one of 10 convicted prisoners who escaped from the prison on June 8 after holding up prison warders at gunpoint and locking them in a cell. Wilders has six body guards and has slept in a prison cell to protect himself against possible attacks. The security and observation regime is quite different, prisoners often sharing cells in conditions of close confinement. So what that means is that he's locked up at night in a prison cell on his own, so that's solitary confinement. Since the accommodation for visitors on Mount Athos is more than basic, we had to share one and the same cell in the monastery of Philotheu. As a result the Governor ordered a search of the prisoners and their cells to be carried out on Monday. Most prisoners share their cells with one other inmate. He was a man who delighted in escaping from the business of life into his scriptoriolum - a small library attached to his monastic cell. Rehabilitation had been neglected, Owers reported, with inmates locked in cells for 23 hours a day. Prison cells, hotel rooms, psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and hospices are exempt from the ban. Synonyms dungeon, oubliette, lock-up, prison 1.1historical A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger one. 〈史〉附属小修道院 Example sentencesExamples Avebury subsequently attracted a monastic cell, and suffered attempts to destroy its standing stones. Late in the same century the site became a dependent cell of the Durham Benedictines. 2Biology The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. Microscopic organisms typically consist of a single cell, which is either eukaryotic or prokaryotic. 〔生〕细胞 Example sentencesExamples The scientists also produced a continuously growing line of cultured embryonic germ cells. The scientists then used test-tube experiments to show the virus could infect T cells under laboratory conditions. When this occurs, the cytoplasm from the two cells fuses, but the nuclei remain separate and distinct. The neoplastic epithelial cells were cuboidal and had round or oval nuclei and inconspicuous nucleoli. Even mammals have nucleated red blood cells in their bone marrow. 2.1 An enclosed cavity in an organism. 生物体的小腔 Example sentencesExamples The plaque deposits did not form cell casts or polyhedra and did not penetrate into the cell cavities, but were an external deposit only. Synonyms compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section 2.2 A small compartment in a larger structure such as a honeycomb. （诸如蜂巢等较大结构中的）单元，间隔间 Example sentencesExamples Once the honey is gooey enough, the bees seal off the cell of the honeycomb with a plug of wax. Then there's the honeycomb shades, so called because in profile they look like cells of a honeycomb strung together. The interior of a cell contains structures called organelles that can be compared to the organs in a body. She then deposits a little into a honeycomb cell, built and tilted upright, so that it won't spill. Synonyms compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, bay, chamber, slot, niche, section 3A small group forming a nucleus of political activity, typically a secret, subversive one. 〈喻〉政治活动核心小组（通常为颠覆性的秘密组织） the weapons may be used to arm terrorist cells 这些武器可能会被用来武装恐怖分子的核心小组。 Example sentencesExamples Drug cartels, terrorist cells, and guerilla movements all reproduce themselves as dictatorships in the end. With a computer and a connection to the Internet, an individual can do more damage than armed terrorist cells or small insurgent movements. Disrupting terrorist cells is an important component of the government's overall counterterrorism efforts. That makes it easy for a small and secretive terrorist cell to go undetected. The extortion then funds the further activities of the terror cell. It is an open secret now that the ISI has a political cell. The Spanish press prior to 11 March reported major raids by the police against alleged terrorist cells and the seizure of guns and explosives. In Dewsbury, he gradually emerged as the probable ringleader of the terrorist cell. The Red Brigade is the terrorist cell, and mostly serves as the ‘bad guy’ of the film. They operate through autonomous cells, strict secrecy, and a refusal to engage the enemy's strength. He has been linked to a terrorist cell in Hamburg and a flight training school in Florida. The police claim the weapons belonged to terrorist cells and were seized in several raids across the Kingdom. We should do everything we can to disrupt and destroy any cells, any activity that would do us harm in this country. Those tracking terrorist cells say the trend toward soft targets, like schools, is undeniable and probably unstoppable. Every agent infiltrating a drug cartel is an agent who could be infiltrating a terrorist cell. Finally, there is a claim it was less a social club than a political cell. Four bombers blew themselves up but police are investigating whether another member of the terrorist cell is alive and on the run. They concluded that terrorist cells could send members on flights without any intention of hijacking the plane just to see whether or not members would be flagged. Much of the military training consisted of small groups gathering together in secret cells. Tentatively we can say no to the activity of single cells and yes to that of assemblies. Synonyms caucus, unit, faction, arm, section, nucleus, clique, coterie, group, party, clan, wing 4A device containing electrodes immersed in an electrolyte, used for current-generation or electrolysis. 电解电池 Example sentencesExamples The camera has a tiny light source, miniaturized transmitters, and power cells. For the experiments presented the capacity compensation was set with the electrode close to the cell. The 8.5g cell generates 100mW of power - enough, Toshiba said, to run am MP3 player for 20 hours. In our study, we focus on oscillations generated in a single cell. This seven-ounce magnet was able to support four kilograms of iron using the current from a single cell. In addition to electrical conduction, the cells are polarized by the force of applied voltage. Now there is a potential difference between the two cells allowing current to flow. These charged particles continue through the cell to the collecting area where they are attracted to a series of grounded plates. An internal short can cause the battery cells to overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. This is said to be important when welding heat-sensitive parts such as miniature battery cells or sensitive electronic devices. A few years ago, the companies involved in the voltage race tried to get more cells in NiCad battery packs to power bigger tools. Previous approaches to study the seal resistance of cells and electrodes lacked high spatial resolution. The copper tube is arranged to form a series of cells called cavities. Synonyms accumulator, power unit 4.1 A unit in a device for converting chemical or solar energy into electricity. 光电元件 Example sentencesExamples Solar collectors can preheat feedstock, and solar photovoltaic cells can produce the electricity for the pumps. Solar panels forming the roof of the crop store provide both heat and electricity from photovoltaic cells. Most designs use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity. Chemical reactions inside the cell strip electrons from the hydrogen atoms to produce a voltage that can power a circuit. It contains a fuel tank, and a chemical process occurs in the cell that generates electricity by using up the fuel, which is normally methanol. The cells will generate electricity with cloud cover, rain, and even during a snowstorm, though not as much as they will in bright sun. He suggested that China and California work together on hydrogen automobile fuel and solar energy cells. Another method of on-site power generation is the photovoltaic cell. Solar photovoltaic cells use the same silicon-based technology as semiconductors. The design includes solar panels and photovoltaic cells which will create electricity and a heat pump which will distribute heat throughout the house. Although Scotland has the brains to develop them, solar energy and hydrogen cells are all but ignored. Photovoltaic cells powered an electric pump and light bulbs in Sweden. When light was shone on to the tiny cell, an electrical current was generated. Other design factors of the current cell contribute significantly to overall performance. As it happens, the periods of intense heat correspond to the periods of peak electricity production from photovoltaic cells. To achieve this, high efficiency heating would be used together with roof panels fitted with photo voltaic cells to provide electricity for the buildings. Photovoltaic cells produce electricity by using specially treated materials such as silicon that convert light into power. However, sometimes the hydrogen is generated directly within the cell from another fuel, such as methanol. Even on cloudy days, there is a lot of scattered radiation - and so PV cells generate energy even when it's overcast. Konarka says it will enter the market with a photovoltaic cell in late 2004 that will generate solar power at about $2 per watt. 5The local area covered by one of the short-range transmitters in a cellular telephone system. （移动电话）基站覆盖区 Example sentencesExamples The invention is directed to a method for cell selection in a cellular telecommunication system. In densely populated areas, there are more cells, which cover smaller distances, so it is easier to pinpoint the signal of a handset. The service operates in local areas known as cells. The total area within these cells, determines the coverage of a network service provider. As the initiated say, in telecommunications lies not only cell and telephone issues but also broadcasting and now Internet. Each cell has a base station that transmits and receives signals over just a small fraction of the frequencies to which the network operator has access. And pagers tend not to jam up in emergencies the way overloaded mobile phone cells do. Mobiles located in areas of other cells and operating at the same frequency experience the effect of the tuning signal as an interference. Analysis of mobile phone cells showed him heading north on the M1. In cities, where mobile cells are quite small, this can locate the car to as close as 100 yards, but in rural areas the cell may be as big as six square miles. 5.1North American I'll just call him on his cell short for cellular phone Example sentencesExamples It lets you make and receive cell calls over a cordless phone and share that handset with a landline. I picked up the cell and pressed the button, waiting for what would come next. However, this time they would be used to test the Gb stack by simulating calls via virtual mobiles, cells and base stations. These new systems will be able to maintain a session even when a subscriber leaves a cell site or a device is turned off. Aziza hit the end button of her cell and groaned again, throwing her phone to the side. At the moment, mobile operators are almost all relying on cell ID as the means to automatically locate users. You'll be able to get a Coke from certain vending machines by pushing a button on your cell. I turned my back on him and walked on, fingering the 911 buttons on my cell. Police seized cell phones and cell cards. I end the conversation and closed my cell, throwing it onto the passenger seat beside me. She was about ready to hit the ‘end’ button on the cell when she heard a clicking sound. Origin Old English, from Old French celle or Latin cella ‘storeroom or chamber’.
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