cell
gb/sˈɛl/ us/sˈɛl/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 800
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
small prison room
A small locked room in a prison where one person stays.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is in a cell
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cell' with 'room' in general, but 'cell' specifically means a small, enclosed space for confinement.
مرادفات
prison room (A more descriptive but less commonly used term referring to the same space.)
أضداد
freedom (Represents the opposite condition of being confined in a cell.)
تراكيب شائعة
prison cell
|jail cell
|lock the cell
|share a cell
|cell door
مواضيع
law
|crime
|buildings
|housing
أمثلة
- The guard escorted the inmate back to his cell.
- She spent the night in a police cell after the protest.
- Each prisoner has a small bed and toilet in the cell.
- The cell door slammed shut behind him.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He is in a small cell.
- The man sleeps in his cell.
- The police put her in a cell.
- The cell has one bed.
اسم
B1
entity
2
smallest living unit
The smallest part of a living thing, usually too small to see without a microscope.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'cell' with 'battery cell' or 'cellphone'. Context usually clarifies meaning.
مرادفات
biological unit (A more formal term used in scientific contexts to refer to the same entity.)
أضداد
organism (An entire living being, which is made up of many cells.)
تراكيب شائعة
nerve cell
|plant cell
|blood cell
|cell membrane
|cell division
مواضيع
science
|biology
|body
أمثلة
- The human body is made up of trillions of cells.
- Plant cells have a rigid wall outside the membrane.
- Blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body.
- Scientists observed the cell under a powerful microscope.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Your body has many cells.
- A plant has green cells.
- We can see cells with a microscope.
- Cells make up animals and plants.
اسم
B2
entity
3
small secret group unit
A small secret group that is part of a bigger group, often for political or criminal work.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think 'cell' here refers to a physical room; it means an organizational unit.
مرادفات
faction (A more general term for a subgroup, not necessarily secretive.)
أضداد
central command (The main leadership or headquarters, as opposed to a small operating unit.)
تراكيب شائعة
terrorist cell
|spy cell
|militant cell
|underground cell
مواضيع
politics
|crime
|law
أمثلة
- The police uncovered a terrorist cell in the city.
- Each cell operated independently to avoid detection.
- An underground cell planned the demonstration.
- Authorities arrested members of a spy cell.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The police found a terrorist cell.
- Each cell works alone.
- The group has many small cells.
- They stopped the secret cell.
اسم
B1
entity
4
unit of a battery
One part of a battery that makes electricity.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse this with biological cells; context about electricity helps distinguish it.
مرادفات
battery unit (Describes the same concept but emphasizes its role as part of a battery.)
أضداد
dead cell (A non-functioning electrical cell.)
تراكيب شائعة
battery cell
|solar cell
|fuel cell
|lithium-ion cell
مواضيع
technology
|energy
|science
أمثلة
- This flashlight needs two new cells.
- Solar cells convert sunlight into electricity.
- The phone's battery has six individual cells.
- Fuel cells are used to power some cars.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The watch needs one new cell.
- Solar cells make power from the sun.
- A battery has many cells.
- The car uses fuel cells.
اسم
A2
entity
5
spreadsheet data box
One box in a table on a computer where you put information.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners might confuse spreadsheet 'cell' with biological or prison meanings; computer context clarifies it.
مرادفات
data box (Informal description emphasizing storage of information.)
أضداد
empty space (Lack of defined data entry area.)
تراكيب شائعة
spreadsheet cell
|merge cells
|edit a cell
|cell reference
مواضيع
computing
|business
|technology
|work
أمثلة
- Enter the value into the highlighted cell.
- You can merge two cells to make one larger box.
- Click on the cell to edit its contents.
- Each cell has its own reference code.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- Type your name in this cell.
- Click the cell to change it.
- This cell has numbers.
- We merge two cells into one.
اسم
A2
entity
6
mobile phone (informal)
An informal word for a mobile phone used mainly in the US and Canada.
غلطة شائعة:
'Cell' alone for 'cell phone' is mostly North American; learners from other regions may find it unusual or unclear without 'phone'.
مرادفات
mobile phone (Standard term; 'cell' is shorter and informal.)
أضداد
landline phone (A telephone connected by wires, not mobile.)
تراكيب شائعة
cell phone
|call on my cell
|lose my cell
مواضيع
technology
|communication
أمثلة
- I'll call you on my cell when I arrive.
- She forgot her cell at home.
- Most teenagers carry their cells everywhere.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I have a new cell.
- Call me on my cell.
- He lost his cell yesterday.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
cell
IPA
GB/sˈɛl/
US/sˈɛl/
المقاطع والنبر
cell (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (cell)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: cell
- Plural: cells
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
cells
noun
Core family
cellular
adjective B1
Related words
cellphone
noun
cellmate
noun
Advanced or less common
multicellular
adjective
unicellular
adjective
تعبيرات
cell phone
1/sˈɛl fˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
portable wireless telephone device
A phone you can carry and use anywhere that connects without wires.
أمثلة
- She answered her cell phone during the meeting.
- I left my cell phone charging at home.
fuel cell
1/fjˈul sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
technical
device generating electricity from fuel chemically
A device that makes electricity from fuel without burning it.
أمثلة
- The car runs on hydrogen fuel cells.
- Fuel cells are becoming more efficient each year.
prison cell
1/pɹˈɪzən sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
secure room for prisoners in prison facility
A small locked room in prison where prisoners stay.
أمثلة
- He spent three years in a tiny prison cell.
- The prison cells are inspected daily by guards.
stem cell
1/stˈɛm sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
technical
undifferentiated biological cell type
A special kind of body cell that can grow into different kinds of cells.
أمثلة
- Stem cell research has advanced rapidly in recent years.
- Doctors hope stem cells can help repair damaged tissues.