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elemental
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

elemental [.εlə'mεntl] [.elɪ'mentl]
  1. 1. adjective 旧时认为构成万物的)四大要素土、气、火、水)的
  2. 2. adjective 自然力
  3. 3. adjective 根本的主要的首要
  4. 4. adjective 基本原理的,基础的,入门的,根本的基本的
  5. 5. adjective 本质基本部分的初步的
  6. 6. adjective [Chemistry] 元素的
  7. 7. noun [通常用于复数形态]基本原理根本基础初步入门

Collins English-English Dictionary

elemental ["εlɪ'mεntəl]
  1. 1. adj fundamental; basic; primal
    the elemental needs of man
  2. 2. adj motivated by or symbolic of primitive and powerful natural forces or passions
    elemental rites of worship
  3. 3. adj of or relating to earth, air, water, and fire considered as elements
  4. 4. adj of or relating to atmospheric forces, esp wind, rain, and cold
  5. 5. adj of, relating to, or denoting a chemical element
  6. 6. n [rare] a spirit or force that is said to appear in physical form

Examples

the elemental needs of man

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