/sel ||; sɛl/noun[C] 1 the smallest living part of an animal or a plant 细胞: The human body consists of millions of cells. 人体由几百万个细胞构成。red blood cells 红血球
2 a small room in a prison or police station in which a prisoner is locked 牢房；囚室
3 a device for producing an electric current, for example by the action of chemicals or light 电池: solar cells 太阳能电池 ☞picture at energy 见 energy 插图