Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #769
cell
细胞
The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane; it can synthesize proteins and reproduce itself.
- 1.
A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
隐士的单人居室
- 2.
A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
- 3.
A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
监狱或看守所中关押一名或多名囚犯的房间
- 4.
Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
- 5.
Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
组织或生物体中具有特定功能的各种腔室
- 6.
The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
- 7.
A section or compartment of a larger structure.
较大结构中的一部分或隔间
- 8.
A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
- 9.
The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
生物体的基本单位,由一定量的原生质和细胞膜组成,能合成蛋白质并自我复制
- 10.
A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
- 11.
The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
细胞自动机中可改变状态并具有相关行为的最小单元
- 12.
In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
- 13.
A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
构成较大组织(常为非法组织)的一小群人
- 14.
A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode.
- 15.
A region of radio reception, or the group of devices that uses it, that is a part of a larger radio network.
无线电接收区域,或使用该区域的一组设备,是较大无线电网络的一部分
- 16.
A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
- 17.
The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
统计数组(如电子表格)中行与列相交的单元
- 18.
The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
- 19.
A cella.
- 20.
An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.
牢房；囚室；电池单元；电芯；单元格；小隔间；蜂房巢室；蜂室；单人小室；修行室
In use
The inmate spent ten years in a solitary cell.
Each monk has a small cell for sleeping and meditation.
The police put the suspect in a holding cell until his lawyer arrived.
in a/the cell
常用于描述监狱或修道院中的小房间。
The prisoner was locked in a cell.
囚犯被锁在牢房里。
a cell of [sth]
表示某个更大结构中的小单元或隔间。
Each cell of the honeycomb is hexagonal.
蜂巢的每个蜂室都是六边形的。
cell + verb (biological)
生物学中常用，描述细胞行为。
Cells divide and multiply.
Connections
Collocations
- prison cell
- 监狱牢房
- The prisoner was locked in a prison cell.囚犯被锁在监狱牢房里。
- stem cell
- 干细胞
- Stem cells can develop into many different cell types.干细胞可以发育成许多不同的细胞类型。
- cell phone
- 手机
- She called me on her cell phone.她用她的手机给我打了电话。
- solar cell
- 太阳能电池
- Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity.太阳能电池将阳光转化为电能。
- blood cell
- 血细胞
- Red blood cells carry oxygen.红细胞携带氧气。
- fuel cell
- 燃料电池
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象牢房里的一个生物细胞正在给电池充电。
Context & Register
多用于指监狱或修道院中的小房间（牢房），语域中性；在生物学中指细胞，语域正式；在电学中指电池，语域中性。
Grammar Note
常与介词in连用，如in a cell
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same '-ell' pronunciation as 'cell' (/sɛl/). Be cautious with words spelled similarly like 'cello' (/ˈtʃɛloʊ/) or 'celsius' (/ˈsɛlsiəs/) which do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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