fodder

fodder

英 ['fɒdə]
　　美 ['fɑdɚ]

n. 飼料；素材
　　vt. 喂

中文詞源：

fodder 飼料，炮灰

來自food, 食物。該物用做動物的飼料，草料。

例句：

1. The alfalfa plant is widely used as animal fodder.
苜蓿科植物廣泛用作動物飼料。

2. Old movies were the cheapest broadcast fodder.
老電影是最廉價的播放素材。

3. The conscripts were treated as cannon fodder.
應征入伍者被當做炮灰。

4. Many cynical managers see employees as cannon fodder.
許多自私自利的經理視員工如草芥。

5. This story will be more fodder for the gossip columnists.
這個傳聞會是閑談專欄作傢的又一素材。