PART 部分, one part or feature of a whole system, plan, piece of work etc, especially one that is basic or important

基本部分; 要素:

Honesty is a vital element of her success.

诚实是她取得成功的最重要因素。

the primary element in the country's economy

该国经济的主要部分

Besides ability, the other essential element in political success is luck.

政治上的成功除能力以外，另一个必不可少的因素便是运气。

Business and management elements are built into the course.

本课程加入了商务和管理方面的内容。

element of surprise / truth / risk / doubt etc, an amount, usually small, of a quality or feeling

少许惊奇/真理/风险/怀疑等:

There is an element of truth in your argument.

你的论点有些道理。

CHEMISTRY 化学, a simple chemical substance such as CARBON or oxygen that consists of atoms of only one kind

元素

PEOPLE 人们, a group of people who form part of a larger group, especially when the rest of the group does not approve of them

〔尤指遭团体中他人非议的〕一伙人;

the hard-line elements in the party

该党中的强硬派

the elements, [pl.] the weather, especially bad weather

天气〔尤指坏天气〕:

sailors battling against the elements

与恶劣天气搏斗的水手

HEATING 加热, the part of a piece of electrical equipment that produces heat

电热元件

the elements of sth, the most simple things that you have to learn first about a subject

某事物的基础（原理）; 纲要:

She doesn't even know the basic elements of politeness.

她甚至连基本的礼貌都不懂。

EARTH / AIR / FIRE / WATER 土/空气/火/水, one of the four substances (earth, air, fire, and water) from which people used to believe that everything was made

元素〔旧时人们认为土、空气、火、水是构成一切物质的四大元素〕

be in your element, to be in a situation that you enjoy, because you are good at it

适得其所，得心应手:

Graham was in his element, building a fire and cooking the steaks.

格雷厄姆生火和做牛排都很拿手。

be out of your element, to be in a situation that makes you uncomfortable or unhappy

不得其所，处于不相宜的环境:

She was out of her element in this dull little town.

生活在这个沉闷的小镇里她很不适应。