element
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The different elements of something are the different parts it contains. 组成部分
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主要内容之一。
2. N-COUNT A particular element of a situation, activity, or process is an important quality or feature that it has or needs. 要素; 特点
Physical fitness has now become an important element in our lives. 身体健康现已成为我们生活中的重要元素。
3. N-COUNT When you talk about elements within a society or organization, you are referring to groups of people who have similar aims, beliefs, or habits. (具有相似目标、信仰或者习惯的) 群体; 分子
The government must weed out criminal elements from within the security forces. 政府必须剔除保安队伍内部的犯罪分子。
4. N-COUNT If something has an element of a particular quality or emotion, it has a certain amount of this quality or emotion. 成分
These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda. 这些报告明显带有宣传的成分。
5. N-COUNT An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom. 元素
6. N-COUNT The element in an electric or water heater is the metal part that changes the electric current into heat. 电阻丝
7. N-PLURAL You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements. 天气 (尤指风雨)
The area where most refugees are waiting is exposed to the elements. 大部分难民滞留的地区暴露在风雨之中。
8. PHRASE If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy. 如鱼得水
My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything. 我继母那时如鱼得水,安排着所有一切。
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element /ˈɛlɪmənt/ (elements)
剑桥词典
- subversive elements in society
- All these different political elements have somehow been yoked together to form a new alliance .
- They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that programme in order to broaden its appeal .
- Reactionary elements in the industry are preventing its progress towards greater efficiency .
- The television adverts were, of course , an important element of the campaign .
- There's always an element of subjectivity in decision-making.
- There's an element of calculation in his behaviour that makes me distrust him.
- There's always an element of sexual innuendo in our conversations .
- I detected an element of envy in what he said.
- There was possibly an element of truth in her accusations .
element noun (PART)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a part of something
部分;部件;要素
List the elements that make up a perfect dinner party . 列举出尽善尽美的晚宴所有的构成要素。
The movie had all the elements of a good thriller . 这部电影具备了一部精彩的惊险片的一切要素。
We weren't even taught the elements of (= basic information about) physics at school . 学校连基本的物理知识都没有教给我们。
例句
element noun (AMOUNT)
an element of stha small amount of an emotion or quality
少量;有点儿,有些
There was certainly an element of truth in what she said. 她说的话当然也有些是真的。
Don't you think there's an element of jealousy in all of this? 你不觉得所有这一切都是妒嫉在隐隐作祟?
We walked quietly up to the door to preserve the element of surprise . 我们轻手轻脚地走近门口,想制造一个惊喜。
例句
element noun (SIMPLE SUBSTANCE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a simple substance that cannot be reduced to smaller chemical parts
元素
Aluminium is an element. 铝是一种元素。
element noun (EARTH, AIR, ETC.)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]earth , air , fire , and water from which people in the past believed everything else was made
四大元素(旧时人们认为构成一切事物的土、风、火、水)
element noun (WEATHER)
the elements [ 名词的复数形式 ]the weather , usually bad weather
天气,(通常指)恶劣天气
We decided to brave the elements and go for a walk (= go for a walk despite the bad weather ). 我们决定顶风冒雨去散步。
element noun (ELECTRICAL PART)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]the part of an electrical device that produces heat
电热原件;电热丝
a heating element 电热元件
The kettle needs a new element. 电水壶该换新的电热丝了。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词, 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] (UK usually ring)
a circular piece of material often made of metal that can be heated in order to be used for cooking
圆形灶盘,火圈
a gas element 煤气灶
an electric element 电热灶火圈
习语
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