fodder
US /ˈfɑː.dɚ/
UK /ˈfɑː.dɚ/
名詞
1.
飼料, 草料
food, especially dried hay or feed, for livestock
範例:
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The farmer stored large bales of hay as winter fodder for his cattle.
農民儲存了大量乾草作為牛的冬季飼料。
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They grow corn and other crops for animal fodder.
他們種植玉米和其他作物作為動物飼料。
2.
素材, 炮灰
a person or thing regarded as only material for a particular use
範例:
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The scandal provided endless fodder for the tabloids.
這起醜聞為小報提供了源源不斷的素材。
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The new recruits were treated as mere cannon fodder.
新兵被視為炮灰。
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