1 N-COUNT [usually plural] 成分;组成部分 The different elements of something are the different parts it contains. 成分;组成部分
SYN component, part, feature, unit
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. 要素;基本部分
3 N-COUNT [usually plural] (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. (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
SYN group, faction, clique, set
4 N-COUNT [usually singular] 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. 些许;一些
5 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. (化学中的)元素
6 N-COUNT [usually singular] (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. (电炉、热水器等的)电热元件,电热丝
7 N-PLURAL 天气;(尤指)风雨 You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements . 天气;(尤指)风雨
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. 自在;适得其所;如鱼得水
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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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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。
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