ingredient

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT Ingredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish. (尤指烹調(diào)用的) 原料
Mix in the remaining ingredients. 摻入剩下的原料。
2. N-COUNT An ingredient of a situation is one of the essential parts of it. 要素
The meeting had all the ingredients of high political drama. 這次會(huì)議擁有了極富戲劇性的政治緊張場(chǎng)面的全部要素。

When cooking the sauce , don't forget that all-important ingredient, fresh basil .
You mix all the dry ingredients together before you add the milk .
He created a wonderful meal from very few ingredients.
This tiny capsule contains two types of effective painkilling ingredients.
The exact ingredients of Coca Cola are a trade secret .