component
n
any of the parts of which sth is made (某事物的)组成部分; 成分; 零部件
the components of an engine, a camera, etc 发动机、 照相机等的部件
a factory supplying components for the car industry 为汽车制造业提供零部件的工厂
(fig 比喻) Surprise is an essential component of my plan. 我这项计划主要就是想使人惊喜一下. component, adj [attrib 作定语]
being one of the parts of a whole (整体中的)一部分的; 组成的
analysing the component parts of a sentence 分析句子的成分.
Very strange. It was my first earthquake, you see, and I didn't know what was happening.
很奇怪。那是我第一次经历地震,你瞧,我当时还不知道发生了什么事。
It's nothing serious.You'd better have a good rest.
(病情)不太严重。你最好好好休息一下。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.