jail, prison, cell

名詞 cell:

1. any small compartment
2. (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
3. a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
   同義詞：electric cell
4. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
   同義詞：cadre
5. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
   同義詞：cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone
6. small room is which a monk or nun lives
   同義詞：cubicle
7. a room where a prisoner is kept
   同義詞：jail cell, prison cell

1. She was found prostrate on the floor of the cell.
   有人發(fā)現她趴在小屋的地板上。
2. The stage was designed to imitate a prison cell.
   舞臺設計成牢房的樣子。
3. The prisoner paced the floor of his cell.
   那犯人在牢房里來回地走著。
4. Growth resulting from increase in cell size without cell division.
   生長指由于細胞體積的增大而非細胞分裂而導致的生長
5. The prisoner rapped out a message on the cell wall.
   那囚犯敲打囚室的墻來傳達訊息。
6. The optical system of the eye stimulate cell of the retina.
   眼睛的視覺系統(tǒng)刺激視網膜內的細胞。
7. I have to buy a new dry cell.
   我必須買一節(jié)新的干電池了。

cell

n.（名詞）
A narrow, confining room, as in a prison or convent.
狹窄的房間：狹窄禁閉的房間，比如監(jiān)獄或修道院
A small enclosed cavity or space, such as a compartment in a honeycomb or within a plant ovary or an area bordered by veins in an insect`s wing.
小隔間，小空間：封閉的小洞或小空間，比如蜂房內的巢室或植物子房內的小室或昆蟲翅膀內以血管分界的區(qū)域
Biology The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane.
【生物學】 細胞：生物內最小的能夠獨立發(fā)揮作用的結構單位，包括一個或多個細胞核、細胞質和各種細胞器官，均由具半透性的細胞膜包著
The smallest organizational unit of a centralized group or movement, especially of a political party of Leninist structure.
最小的組織單位，基層組織：中央控制的集團或運動的最小組織單位，特別是列寧式政黨的
Electricity
【電學】
A single unit for electrolysis or conversion of chemical into electric energy, usually consisting of a container with electrodes and an electrolyte.Also called electrochemical cell
（原）電池，電解槽：進行電解或將化學能轉為電能的獨立單位，通常包括一個裝有電極和電解液的容器也作 electrochemical cell
A single unit that converts radiant energy into electric energy:
電池，光電元件：將輻射能轉為電能的獨立單位：
例句：
a solar cell.
太陽能電池

Computer Science A basic unit of storage in a computer memory that can hold one unit of information, such as a character or word.
【計算機科學】 基本存儲單元，單元：計算機內存中能夠儲有一個單位的信息，比如一個字符或字的基本存儲單元
A geographic area or zone surrounding a transmitter in a cellular telephone system.
發(fā)射區(qū)，區(qū)域：圍繞蜂窩式電話系統(tǒng)的發(fā)射器的地理區(qū)域
A small, humble abode, such as a hermit`s cave or hut.
小的隱居處所：狹小、簡陋的住所，比如隱士的山洞或棚屋
A small religious house dependent on a larger one, such as a priory within an abbey.
附屬修道院：依附于一個較大房子的較小的宗教性房子，比如修道院內的小修道院
v.（動詞）
celled,cell.ing,cells
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To put or confine in a cell.
囚禁：置于或禁錮在一個狹小空間中
To store in a honeycomb.
在蜂巢中存放
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To live in or share a cell.
居住，共處于：居住或同處在一個狹小空間

來源：
Middle English celle
中古英語 celle
from Old English cell
源自 古英語 cell
and from Old French
并源自 古法語
both from Latin cella [chamber] * see kel-
都源自 拉丁語 cella [房間，臥室] *參見 kel-