1、straight

直的;筆直的

Keep the boat in a straight line.

讓船保持直線航行。

Using the straight edge as a guide, trim the cloth to size.

用直尺比照著，將布料裁剪成合適的尺寸。

筆直地;徑直地

The ball fell straight to the feet of Klinsmann.

球直接落到了克林斯曼的腳上。

He finished his conversation and stood up, looking straight at me.

他說完話站起來，直視著我。

立刻;馬上

As always, we went straight to the experts for advice.

像往常一樣，我們馬上去找專家咨詢。

We'll go to a meeting in Birmingham and come straight back.

我們將去伯明翰參加會(huì)議，然后馬上回來。

2、element

成分;組成部分

The exchange of prisoners of war was one of the key elements of the UN's peace plan.

交換戰(zhàn)俘是聯(lián)合國(guó)和平計(jì)劃的一個(gè)重要部分。

要素；基本部分

Fitness has now become an important element in our lives.

現(xiàn)在健康已經(jīng)成為我們生活中的一個(gè)要素。

自在;適得其所;如魚得水

My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything

我的繼母得心應(yīng)手地料理著一切。

Maybe it's because they're so out of their element that they feel the need to talk.

可能是因?yàn)樗麄兏械椒浅２蛔栽冢杂X得有必要說說話。