Cell
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定义
a cell: 细胞，电池，单人小室
a cell (phone): 手机
示例
- "Philip : She doesn't have my cell."
- "He's being kept in a cell down the corridor."
- "Inside, the drug dealer shared a cell with a man by the name of Felix Delavigne."
- "Kevin : Yeah, but you read her e-mail on how we need to be more secure... she'll have us working in cells pretty soon."
- "Icarus : I mean, stress could actually be an asset to this company if we learn how to channel all of our fight or flight hormones, rather than letting them build up and damage our brain cells!"
- "Smithson argues that stress starts to pose serious threats such as permanent damage to brain cells (which has linked high stress levels to alzheimer's disease and strokes) and high blood pressure (the link between stress and heart attacks) only when the stress is allowed to build up over a long period of time."
- "We've put Mr Delavigne in the cell over there."
练习 1
Find words from the dialogue to fill in the blanks below!
My brother-in-law comes from a very well- family. His uncle is a viscount!
Hint: This word means "linked" or "joined".
Woody Allen is a very well-respected movie .
Hint: This is the man or woman behind the camera shouting "action!"
A friend of mine lives in a 7m2 apartment. It's more like living in a prison than a flat.
My brother-in-law comes from a very well- family. His uncle is a viscount!
Hint: This word means "linked" or "joined".
Woody Allen is a very well-respected movie .
Hint: This is the man or woman behind the camera shouting "action!"
A friend of mine lives in a 7m2 apartment. It's more like living in a prison than a flat.
Find words from the dialogue to fill in the blanks below!
My brother-in-law comes from a very well-connected 1 family. His uncle is a viscount!
Hint: This word means "linked" or "joined".
Woody Allen is a very well-respected movie director 2.
Hint: This is the man or woman behind the camera shouting "action!"
A friend of mine lives in a 7m2 apartment. It's more like living in a prison cell 3 than a flat.
My brother-in-law comes from a very well-connected 1 family. His uncle is a viscount!
Hint: This word means "linked" or "joined".
Woody Allen is a very well-respected movie director 2.
Hint: This is the man or woman behind the camera shouting "action!"
A friend of mine lives in a 7m2 apartment. It's more like living in a prison cell 3 than a flat.
1 connected: This is the right answer here. "To be well connected" is to be related to or to have connections with respected or influential people. For example: "It is almost impossible to get a job in that company!. It's who you know, not what you know and I'm just not well connected enough".
2 director: This is the right answer. A "director" of a film is like the "director" of a company. They manage the actors, the scenery and the camera work. They also get to sit in a special chair and shout at people!
3 cell: This is the correct answer. A room in a prison is called a "cell". Nuns and monks also live in "cells". Here's another example: "The prisoner escaped from his cell by seducing the guard".
练习 2
Trey asks if the caller is calling from .
Trey asks if the caller is calling from a mobile phone.
a mobile phone: Trey asks if the caller is calling from a "cell phone". The terms "mobile phone" and "cell phone" are synonymous, although "cell phone" is used mainly in the US. A "cell" is also the smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning!
a small room: A "cell" can refer to a secure, confined room, which might be found in a police station or prison. This is not what Trey is referring to when he asks about the caller's cell phone.
a land line: A "land line" is a telephone line which travels over terrestrial circuits or travels over the ground. They are also called "fixed lines". Cell phones use receivers that send signals through the air, as opposed "land lines" which use circuits on the ground.
South Africa: The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent. Neither the caller not Trey mentions South Africa in this conversation.
the seventy-sixth floor: The caller asks to be connected to "extension 1764". There is no mention of floor number 76. An extension is a short number, generally used in organizations with multiple departments, used to identify an individual or a department.
练习 3
"My credit card doesn't work in the phone booths here".
Select the term which means the same as "phone booth" in British English:
Select the term which means the same as "phone booth" in British English:
"My credit card doesn't work in the phone booths here".
Select the term which means the same as "phone booth" in British English:
Select the term which means the same as "phone booth" in British English:
This is incorrect. A "cell" is a small room where prisoners are kept in prison. Perhaps you are confusing this with a "cell phone": a portable or mobile telephone.
This is incorrect. We do not say "phone room" to refer to a "phone booth" or public telephone.
"Phone box" is the right answer here. This is a British term which shares the same meaning as "phone booth": both terms describe a small glass structure that contains a telephone available for public use. You can usually pay for your call with coins, a debit card, or a special pre-paid card.
This is incorrect. A "cabin" is a type of hut, usually made of wood and found in the countryside.
