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padded cell

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌpadded ˈcell noun [countable]  MHMPa special room in a hospital for people who are mentally ill. The room has thick soft material on the walls so that the person in it cannot get hurt. 〔精神病院的〕软墙病房,软壁小室
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padded cellFulfilling her needs won't settle his, he shouldn't be kept in a padded cell.He padded his bedroom - literally like a padded cell - so that he wouldn't hear the noise of traffic outside.Adam was so extreme; they really would cart him off to a padded cell one of these days.Away from what most other people would regard as glamour, he retreated to that padded cell off the Edgware Road.
ˌpadded ˈcell nounChineseSyllable
Corpus special a room in for hospital a


padded cell
ˌpadded ˈcell noun [countable]
a special room in a hospital for people who are mentally ill. The room has thick soft material on the walls so that the person in it cannot get hurt.


padded cellBrE /ˌpædɪd ˈsel/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpædɪd ˈsel/ 🔊 nouna room in a hospital for mentally ill people, with soft walls to prevent violent patients from injuring themselves (精神病院的)软壁病房