新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

elementIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈelɪmənt]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

elements
1. [C 可数名词] 组成部分
The different elements of something are the different parts it contains.
近义词
part , constituent , component
双语例句
例：
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。
例：
The plot has all the elements not only of romance but of high drama.
情节中不但有浪漫故事还充满了跌宕起伏的戏剧效果。
2. [C 可数名词] 要素 , 特点
A particular element of a situation, activity, or process is an important quality or feature that it has or needs.
近义词
factor
双语例句
例：
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. [C 可数名词] （具有相似目标、信仰或者习惯的）群体 , 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.
双语例句
例：
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. [C 可数名词] 成分
If something has an element of a particular quality or emotion, it has a certain amount of this quality or emotion.
双语例句
例：
These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda.
这些报告明显带有宣传的成分。
5. [C 可数名词] 元素
An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom.
双语例句
例：
an essential trace element for animals and man.
动物及人类都必需的一种微量元素。
例：
the minerals and elements in sea water.
海水中含有的矿物及元素。
6. [C 可数名词] 电阻丝
The element in an electric or water heater is the metal part that changes the electric current into heat.
7. [PL 复数] 天气（尤指风雨）
You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements.
双语例句
例：
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。

PHRASE. 习语

in one's element
1. 如鱼得水
If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy.
双语例句
例：
My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything.
我继母得心应手地料理着一切事务。