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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。
细胞
cells — plural of cell
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
细胞
The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane; it can synthesize proteins and reproduce itself.
The prisoner was locked in a cell.
囚犯被锁在牢房里。
隐士的单人居室
A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
监狱或看守所中关押一名或多名囚犯的房间
A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
The inmate spent ten years in a solitary cell.
这名囚犯在一间单人牢房里度过了十年。
Each monk has a small cell for sleeping and meditation.
每个修道士都有一个用于睡觉和冥想的小房间。
The police put the suspect in a holding cell until his lawyer arrived.
警察把嫌疑人关进了一间临时牢房，直到他的律师到来。
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。
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。
生物学中常用，描述细胞行为。
Cells divide and multiply.
细胞分裂并增殖。
Not this
He was put in cell.
Use this
He was put in a cell.
可数名词'cell'作单数时通常需要不定冠词'a'或定冠词'the'，此处应加'a'表示特指一个牢房。
Not this
I need to buy a new sell for my watch.
Use this
I need to buy a new cell for my watch.
'cell'和'sell'发音相同但意义不同：'cell'指电池，而'sell'是动词'卖'。此处应使用'cell'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
监狱牢房
The prisoner was locked in a prison cell.
囚犯被锁在监狱牢房里。
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。
手机
She called me on her cell phone.
她用她的手机给我打了电话。
太阳能电池
Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity.
太阳能电池将阳光转化为电能。
血细胞
Red blood cells carry oxygen.
红细胞携带氧气。
燃料电池
Fuel cells are used in some cars.
燃料电池被用于一些汽车。
Use cells naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象牢房里的一个生物细胞正在给电池充电。
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。
常与介词in连用，如in a cell
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