n.

1. 【化】元素[C]
   Carbon is an element, while carbon dioxide is a compound.

   碳是元素，而二氧化碳是化合物。

2. 要素，成分[C]
   Honesty, industry and kindness are elements of a good life.

   诚实、勤奋和善良是正派生活的要素。

3. 一点儿，（……的）气味[S][（+of）]
   There is an element of truth in what she has said.

   她的话有一点儿道理。

4. （特定的）一群人[C][P1]
5. 电热丝，电热元件[C]
6. 【古】（土，水，气，火）四行之一[C]
7. 自然力，恶劣天气[the P]
8. 自然环境，适宜的环境[U]
9. （学科的）基础，原理[the P][（+of）]

n.

1. a basic constituent part.
   ▸an aspect:

   an element of danger.
   ▸a group of a particular kind within a larger group:

   right-wing elements.
2. (also chemical element) each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down, each consisting of atoms with a particular atomic number.
3. any of the four substances (earth, water, air, and fire) regarded as the fundamental constituents of the world in ancient and medieval philosophy.
4. (the elements) bad weather.
5. one's natural or preferred environment:
   she was in her element.
6. a part in an electric device consisting of a wire through which an electric current is passed to provide heat.
7. (elements) (in church use) the bread and wine of the Eucharist.