Cell Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈsɛɫ/

sel

UK

/sˈɛl/

sel

释义

A cell is the smallest basic unit of a living thing. It can also mean a small room, especially in a prison, or a mobile phone in American English.

用法与细微差别

The most common meaning in science is the biological one: 'human cells', 'brain cells'. In everyday American English, 'cell' can also mean 'cell phone', but 'cell phone' is much more common than 'cell' alone. For prison use, common phrases include 'prison cell' and 'solitary cell'.

• Spanish: célula - celda - celular (en EE. UU.)
• Portuguese (BR): célula - cela - celular (EUA)
• Portuguese (PT): célula - cela - telemóvel (EUA)
• Chinese (Simplified): 细胞 - 单间牢房 - 手机（美式英语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 細胞 - 單間牢房 - 手機（美式英語）
• Hindi: कोशिका - कोठरी - मोबाइल फ़ोन (अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी)
• Arabic: خلية - زنزانة - هاتف محمول (في الإنجليزية الأمريكية)
• Bengali: কোষ - সেল (কারাগারের কক্ষ) - সেল ফোন
• Russian: клетка - камера (тюремная) - мобильник
• Japanese: 細胞 - 独房 - 携帯電話
• Vietnamese: tế bào - phòng giam - điện thoại di động
• Korean: 세포 - 감방 - 휴대폰
• Turkish: hücre - hücre (hapishane) - cep telefonu
• Urdu: خلیہ - سیل (قید خانہ) - موبائل فون
• Indonesian: sel - sel (penjara) - ponsel

例句

A plant cell has a cell wall.

basic

The prisoner sat alone in his cell.

basic

I left my cell in the car.

basic

This drug attacks cancer cells without harming healthy tissue.

natural

He spent three nights in a holding cell after the arrest.

natural

Can you text me when you get there? My cell might die soon.

natural