element
noun
uk/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us/ˈel.ə.mənt/elementnoun(PART)
B2[C]
apartof something:
部分;部件;要素List the elements that make up aperfectdinnerparty.列举出尽善尽美的晚宴所有的构成要素。
Themoviehad all the elements of a goodthriller.这部电影具备了一部精彩的惊险片的一切要素。
We weren'teventaughtthe elements of(=basicinformationabout)physicsatschool.学校连基本的物理知识都没有教给我们。
- subversiveelements insociety
- All these differentpoliticalelements havesomehowbeenyokedtogether toforma newalliance.
- They'veintroducedallsortsof new elements to thatprogrammeinordertobroadenitsappeal.
- Reactionary elements in theindustryarepreventingitsprogresstowardsgreaterefficiency.
- Thetelevisionadvertswere, ofcourse, animportantelement of thecampaign.
Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- biomarker
- cartridge
- cell
- chunk
- modularity
- modularized
- moiety
- multi-branched
- multi-component
- panel
- piece
- sub
- sub-sector
- subscale
- subscience
- subsection
- subsegment
- unit
elementnoun(AMOUNT)
an element ofsomething
C2
asmallamountof anemotionorquality:
少量;有点儿,有些There wascertainlyan element oftruthin what she said.她说的话当然也有些是真的。
elementnoun(SIMPLE SUBSTANCE)
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asimplesubstancethat cannot bereducedtosmallerchemicalparts:
元素Aluminium is an element.铝是一种元素。
Chemical elements
- actinium
- alkali metal
- americium
- astatine
- berkelium
- brimstone
- bromine
- calcium
- fluorine
- germanium
- iodine
- lithium
- manganese
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- selenium
- sodium
- transition metal
- zinc
elementnoun(EARTH, AIR, ETC.)
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earth,air,fire, andwaterfrom whichpeoplein the pastbelievedeverythingelsewas made
四大元素(旧时人们认为构成一切事物的土、风、火、水)Chemical elements
- actinium
- alkali metal
- americium
- astatine
- berkelium
- brimstone
- bromine
- calcium
- fluorine
- germanium
- iodine
- lithium
- manganese
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- selenium
- sodium
- transition metal
- zinc
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Physics: particular theories & concepts
elementnoun(WEATHER)
the elements[plural]
theweather, usuallybadweather:
天气,(通常指)恶劣天气Wedecidedtobravethe elements and go for awalk(= go for awalkdespitethebadweather).我们决定顶风冒雨去散步。
elementnoun(ELECTRICAL PART)
[C]
thepartof anelectricaldevicethatproducesheat:
电热原件;电热丝aheatingelement电热元件
Thekettleneedsa new element.电水壶该换新的电热丝了。
[C,C](UKusuallyring)
acircularpieceofmaterialoften made ofmetalthat can beheatedinorderto be used forcooking:
圆形灶盘,火圈agaselement煤气灶
anelectricelement电热灶火圈
Electrical components & circuitry
- armature
- baseband chip
- cathode
- cathode ray
- charging point
- circuit breaker
- circuit diagram
- coil
- electromotive
- filament
- LED display
- neutral
- potentiometer
- recharger
- rectifier
- relay
- short circuit
- storage battery
- supercapacitor
- transformer
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Kitchen appliances
Idioms
be inyourelement
be out ofyourelement