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| 1 | the smallest part of a living structure that can operate as an independent unit . The middle of a cell is called the nucleus 细胞 |
| nerve/blood/brain/cancer cells 神经/血/脑/癌细胞 |
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| 2 | a small room where a prisoner is kept 小牢房；单人牢房 |
| a police/prison cell 拘留室/牢房 |
| | 2a | a small room where a monk or a nun sleeps in a religious community （修道院的）单人小室 | |
| | 2b | an individual unit inside a structure consisting of many similar units 巢室 | | a cell in a honeycomb 蜂房的巢室 | |
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| 3 | a small square in a pattern of squares on a computer screen for writing numbers or words in （计算机屏幕上的）单元格 |
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| 4 | a small group of people who work together as members of a larger organization , often a political one （常指政治组织的）活动小组 |
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| 5 | science a piece of equipment that uses chemicals, heat , or light to produce electricity 电池 |
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| 6 | AMERICAN spoken a cellphone |
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