element

noun

部分；数量 part/amount

1. 要素；基本部分；典型部分
   a necessary or typical part of sth
   1. Cost was a key element in our decision.
      价钱是我们决策时考虑的主要因素。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
2. 少量；有点；有些
   a small amount of a quality or feeling
   1. We need to preserve the element of surprise.
      我们得保留一些使人感到意外的东西。
   2. 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

3. （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
   1. moderate/radical elements within the party
      党内的温和派 / 激进派
   2. unruly elements in the school
      学校里难管教的人

化学 chemistry

4. 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

5. 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

6. （尤指恶劣的）天气
   the weather, especially bad weather
   1. Are we going to brave the elements and go for a walk?
      我们要冒着风雨去散步吗？
   2. to be exposed to the elements
      经受风吹雨打

基本原理 basic principles

7. （学科的）基本原理，基础，纲要
   the basic principles of a subject that you have to learn first
   1. He taught me the elements of map-reading.
      他教我看地图的基本方法。

环境 environment

8. （尤指动物的）自然环境，适宜的环境
   a natural or suitable environment, especially for an animal
   1. Water is a fish's natural element.
      水是鱼的天然生活环境。

电器元件 electrical part

9. 电热元件；电热丝
   the part of a piece of electrical equipment that gives out heat
   1. The kettle needs a new element.
      这个电壶需要一根新电热丝。

1. N-COUNT 成分;组成部分
   The different elements of something are the different parts it contains.
   1. 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。
2. 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.
   1. 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。
3. 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.
   1. ...criminal elements within the security forces.
      安保部队中的犯罪分子
   2. ...the hooligan element.
      流氓团伙
4. 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.
   1. These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda.
      这些报告明显带有一些宣传的意味。
5. （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.
6. 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.
   1. 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。
7. N-PLURAL 天气；（尤指）风雨
   You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements .
   1. 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。
8. 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.
   1. My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything...
      我的继母得心应手地料理着一切。
   2. Maybe it's because they're so out of their element that they feel the need to talk.
      可能是因为他们感到非常不自在，所以觉得有必要说说话。

1. There is already an element of compulsion in existing government schemes for the unemployed.
   政府现行的失业方案已经有点强制的意味了。
2. Diamond is the crystalline form of the element carbon.
   钻石是碳元素的晶体结构。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda.
   这些报告明显带有一些宣传的意味。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything
   我的继母得心应手地料理着一切。
9. Maybe it's because they're so out of their element that they feel the need to talk.
   可能是因为他们感到非常不自在，所以觉得有必要说说话。
10. There is an element of exhibitionism in the parents 'performance too.
    那对父母的表现也显得有些爱出风头。
11. The assault element, led by Captain Ramirez, opened up from their right flank.
    拉米雷斯上尉率领的突击队从他们的右翼开火。
12. He is devoting much of his energy to implanting an element of distrust in the community.
    他竭力在社区内撒播猜疑的种子。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. There is a strong element of truth to each of these explanations.
    这些解释每一个都很有道理。
19. 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。
20. 'That's another element in choosing a style of writing, you see,' he says, returning to his main theme
    “瞧，那是选择写作风格时要考虑的又一个因素，”他又回到了主题上。
21. The criticisms have at least an element of truth and validity.
    那些批评至少有一丝真实性和合理性。
22. Hydrogen is a one-valence element.
    氢是一价的元素。
23. We begin by considering a spherical element in an unstressed body.
    现在从考察一无应力物体中的圆球形单元体开始讨论。
24. The decomposition of a radioactive element is the simplest example of a true first order reaction.
    放射性元素的衰变是真正一级反应最简单的实例。
25. Chlorides are considered as compounds consisting of one element combined with chlorine.
    氯化物被认为是一种元素与氯化合组成的化合物。
26. On this foundation, together with is traumatic element, the ligament between spine can happen rupture or flabby.
    在此基础上，加之外伤因素，棘间韧带可发生断裂或松弛。
27. There is an element of truth in his words.
    他的话有些道理。
28. I admit that there is an element of truth in what you say.
    我承认在你说的里面有一点点是真的。
29. A molecule of an element consists of one or more atoms.
    元素的分子含有一个或几个原子。
30. Carbon is an element, while carbon dioxide is a compound.
    碳是一种（化学）元素，而二氧化碳则是一种化合物。

  element component ingredient【导航词义：部分，成分】

  element n. 基本部分，要素

〔辨析〕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。

  component n. 组成部分，成分

〔辨析〕指一个整体的组成部分，多用于机器、机械系统等。

  ingredient n. 成分，原料

〔辨析〕指混合物的成分，尤指烹饪原料。

n.

in your element

• 如鱼得水；得心应手
  doing what you are good at and enjoy
  1. She's really in her element at parties.
     她在社交聚会上真是如鱼得水。

out of your element

• 处于不适宜的环境；不得其所
  in a situation that you are not used to and that makes you feel uncomfortable

noun

1. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
   1. spare components for cars
   2. a component or constituent element of a system

   Synonym:    componentconstituent

2. an abstract part of something
   1. jealousy was a component of his character
   2. two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
   3. the grammatical elements of a sentence
   4. a key factor in her success
   5. humor: an effective ingredient of a speech

   Synonym:    componentconstituentfactoringredient

3. the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
   1. water is the element of fishes

4. a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

5. the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
   1. in your element

6. 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

7. one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
   1. the alchemists believed that there were four elements