element
- n.要素;元素（如金、氧、碳）;（学科的）基本原理，基础，纲要;(大团体或社会中的)一组，一群，一伙;有些;（尤指恶劣的）天气;少量;电热元件;（尤指动物的）自然环境，适宜的环境;有点;基本部分;典型部分
复数： elements
elementnoun
部分；数量 part/amount
要素；基本部分；典型部分
a necessary or typical part of sth
Cost was a key element in our decision.
价钱是我们决策时考虑的主要因素。
The story has all the elements of a soap opera.
这个故事是非常典型的肥皂剧题材。
Customer relations is an important element of the job.
与客户的关系是这个工作的重要部分。
少量；有点；有些
a small amount of a quality or feeling
We need to preserve the element of surprise.
我们得保留一些使人感到意外的东西。
There appears to be an element of truth in his story.
他的说法似乎有点道理。
集团 group of people
（大团体或社会中的）一组，一群，一伙
a group of people who form a part of a larger group or society
moderate/radical elements within the party
党内的温和派 / 激进派
unruly elements in the school
学校里难管教的人
化学 chemistry
元素（如金、氧、碳）
a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements .
土；空气；火；水 earth/air/fire/water
要素（旧时认为土、空气、火和水是构成一切物质的四大要素）
one of the four substances: earth, air, fire and water, which people used to believe everything else was made of
天气 weather
（尤指恶劣的）天气
the weather, especially bad weather
Are we going to brave the elements and go for a walk?
我们要冒着风雨去散步吗？
to be exposed to the elements
经受风吹雨打
基本原理 basic principles
（学科的）基本原理，基础，纲要
the basic principles of a subject that you have to learn first
He taught me the elements of map-reading.
他教我看地图的基本方法。
环境 environment
（尤指动物的）自然环境，适宜的环境
a natural or suitable environment, especially for an animal
Water is a fish's natural element.
水是鱼的天然生活环境。
电器元件 electrical part
电热元件；电热丝
the part of a piece of electrical equipment that gives out heat
The kettle needs a new element.
这个电壶需要一根新电热丝。
doing what you are good at and enjoy
她在社交聚会上真是如鱼得水。
She's really in her element at parties.
in a situation that you are not used to and that makes you feel uncomfortable
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N-COUNT 成分;组成部分
The different elements of something are the different parts it contains.The exchange of prisoners of war was one of the key elements of the UN's peace plan.
交换战俘是联合国和平计划的一个重要部分。
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N-COUNT 要素；基本部分
A particular element of a situation, activity, or process is an important quality or feature that it has or needs.Fitness has now become an important element in our lives.
现在健康已经成为我们生活中的一个要素。
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N-COUNT （社会或组织内部具有相同目标、信仰或习惯的）一群人，一组人，分子
When you talk about elements within a society or organization, you are referring to groups of people who have similar aims, beliefs, or habits....criminal elements within the security forces.
安保部队中的犯罪分子
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N-COUNT 些许;一些
If something has an element of a particular quality or emotion, it has a certain amount of this quality or emotion.These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda.
这些报告明显带有一些宣传的意味。
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N-COUNT （化学中的）元素
An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom. -
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N-COUNT （电炉、热水器等的）电热元件，电热丝
The element in an electric fire or water heater is the metal part which changes the electric current into heat.With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee.
其独特的电热元件使它能够煮出非常美味的咖啡。
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N-PLURAL 天气；（尤指）风雨
You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements .The area where most refugees are waiting is exposed to the elements.
大多数难民等待救济的地方都不能挡风遮雨。
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PHRASE 自在;适得其所;如鱼得水
If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy.My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything...
我的继母得心应手地料理着一切。
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- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up;especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
- spare components for cars
- a component or constituent element of a system
- Synonym: component constituent
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- an abstract part of something
- jealousy was a component of his character
- two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
- the grammatical elements of a sentence
- a key factor in her success
- humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
- Synonym: component constituent factor ingredient
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- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- water is the element of fishes
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- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
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- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- in your element
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- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- Synonym: chemical element
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- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- the alchemists believed that there were four elements
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Fitness has now become an important element in our lives .
现在健康已经成为我们生活中的一个要素。
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Speed is an important element of the athletic event .
速度是这一体育项目的要素。
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Customer relations is an important element of the job .
与客户的关系是这个工作的重要部分。
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Cost was a key element in our decision .
价钱是我们决策时考虑的主要因素。
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Any business venture contains an element of risk .
任何商业投资都包含一定的风险因素。
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These elements can be combined in a multitude of different ways .
这些因素可以通过无数不同的方式进行组合。
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It introduced an element of randomness into the situation .
这就为形势增加了一种不确定因素。
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Any investment involves an element of risk .
任何投资都有一定的风险。
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It is probable that the disease has a genetic element .
这种疾病很可能有遗传因素。
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She 's really in her element at parties .
她在社交聚会上真是如鱼得水。
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There appears to be an element of truth in his story .
他的说法似乎有点道理。
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Are we going to brave the elements and go for a walk ?
我们要冒着风雨去散步吗？
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The story has all the elements of a soap opera .
这个故事是非常典型的肥皂剧题材。
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A successful campaign should have an element of surprise .
成功的宣传活动需有出奇制胜之处。
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The kettle needs a new element .
这个电壶需要一根新电热丝。
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We need to preserve the element of surprise .
我们得保留一些使人感到意外的东西。
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There is an element of subjectivity in her criticism .
她的批评有主观因素。
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Over a thousand people braved the elements to attend the march .
一千多人不顾天气恶劣参加了游行。
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Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry , without really looking at what it is saying .
评论家过多地集中评论她诗歌的形式，而没有真正看其内容。
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He taught me the elements of map-reading .
他教我看地图的基本方法。
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The chronological sequence gives the book an element of structure .
时间顺序让这本书有了一定的结构。
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They have started showing a strong soul element in their sound
他们的音乐风格开始表现出一种强烈的灵乐特色。
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With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee .
其独特的电热元件使它能够煮出非常美味的咖啡。
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European political union would be incomplete without a defence element
如果没有防御体系，欧洲政治联盟就不完整。
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Diamond is the crystalline form of the element carbon .
钻石是碳元素的晶体结构。
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His testimony was an important element of the Prosecution case
他的证词是这宗公诉案件中的一个重要因素。
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I suppose people do it because there is that element of danger and risk
我想人们这样做是因为其中存在危险和风险的因素。
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In this trial two essential elements must be proven : motive and opportunity .
在这次审讯中，必须证明两个基本因素：动机和时机。
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Major elements of these debates are discussed more fully later in this book .
这些争论的主要内容将在本书后面的章节中更为充分地加以讨论。
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In order to make it safe , the element is electrically insulated .
为安全起见，该元件作了电绝缘处理。
尤指一整套系统、计划、作品等中最基本或最重要的成分或特征。
They are advanced elements in the organization.
他们是该组织中的先进分子。
Speed is an important element of the athletic event.
速度是这一体育项目的要素。
指一个整体的组成部分，多用于机器、机械系统等。
There are many components to the machine.
这台机器有许多部件。
This system consists of various components.
该系统由各种部件组成。
指混合物的成分，尤指烹饪原料。
This skin cream contains only natural ingredients.
这种护肤霜只含天然成分。
Flour and sugar are the most important ingredients in baking bread.
面粉和糖是烤面包最重要的原料。
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