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- element [ 'εləmənt] [ 'elɪmənt]
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- 1. noun （基本）组成部分，（基本）成分
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2.
noun
[mathematics]
（结构的）组成部分
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3.
noun
要素（旧时被认为构成万物的四大要素--土、气、火、水之一）
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4.
noun
（被当作生物自然环境的）要素
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5.
noun
[chemistry]
元素
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6.
noun
（人或物的）自然环境；适应环境
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7.
noun
[electronics]
电池
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8.
noun
[mathematics]
元素；微分
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9.
noun
[plural]
[Christianism]
圣餐的面饼和葡萄酒
- 10. noun 分子
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11.
noun
决定因素
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12.
noun
需要（或用于）进行计算、解决问题等的数据、资料、材料
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13.
noun
[electronics]
电码
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14.
noun
[mathematics]
（形成线、面、等体的）点，线
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15.
noun
[military]
机组；部队；小单位，小队，分队
Collins English-English Dictionary
- element ['εlɪmənt]
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1.
n
any of the 118 known substances (of which 93 occur naturally) that consist of atoms with the same number of protons in their nuclei - Compare compound
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2.
n
one of the fundamental or irreducible components making up a whole
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3.
n
a cause that contributes to a result; factor
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4.
n
any group that is part of a larger unit, such as a military formation
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5.
n
a small amount; hint
- an element of sarcasm in her voice
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6.
n
a distinguishable section of a social group
- he belonged to the stable element in the expedition
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7.
n
the most favourable environment for an animal or plant
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8.
n
the situation in which a person is happiest or most effective (esp in the phrases in or out of one's element)
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9.
n
the resistance wire and its former that constitute the electrical heater in a cooker, heater, etc
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10.
n
another name for component
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11.
n
[electronics]
one of the four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the universe (earth, air, water, or fire)
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12.
n
[plural]
atmospheric conditions or forces, esp wind, rain, and cold
- exposed to the elements
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13.
n
[plural]
the first principles of a subject
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14.
n
[geometry]
a point, line, plane, or part of a geometric figure
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15.
n
[maths]
any of the terms in a determinant or matrix
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16.
n
one of the infinitesimally small quantities summed by an integral, often represented by the expression following the integral sign
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in
∫ baf( x)d x,f( x)d x is an element of area
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in
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17.
n
[maths]
[logic]
one of the objects or numbers that together constitute a set
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18.
n
[Christianity]
the bread or wine consecrated in the Eucharist
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19.
n
[astronomy]
any of the numerical quantities, such as the major axis or eccentricity, used in describing the orbit of a planet, satellite, etc
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20.
n
one of the vertical or horizontal rods forming a television or VHF radio receiving aerial
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21.
n
[physics]
a component of a compound lens
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22.
n
[Etymology]
C13: from Latin elementum a first principle, alphabet, element, of uncertain origin
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1.
n
any of the 118 known substances (of which 93 occur naturally) that consist of atoms with the same number of protons in their nuclei - Compare compound
Examples
- A good story has an element of suspense.
- 一个好的故事都有悬念成分。 → element
- the criminal element in a city
- 城市中的犯罪分子 → element
- In every Early Childhood Education program the parents are an essential element.
- 在每个儿童的早期教育计划里，父母都是最基本的因素。
- the story contains an element of truth
- 这个故事有真实的成分 → element
- to be in one's element
- 各得其所 → element
- an element of sarcasm in her voice → element
- he belonged to the stable element in the expedition → element
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in
∫ baf( x)d x,f( x)d x is an element of area → element - a logic element → logic
- a radiogenic element → radiogenic
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