词汇 | fodder |
释义 | fodder noun[ U ] uk /ˈfɒd.ər/ us /ˈfɑː.dɚ/ foddernoun[U] (ANIMAL FOOD)food that is given to cows, horses, and other farm animals(奶牛、马等家畜的)饲料,秣 Animal food alfalfa bird feeder birdseed buckwheat cattle cake chaff feeder feedstock forage hay haylage herbage manger oats pasture pigswill rye salt lick slop trough foddernoun[U] (USEFUL PEOPLE/THINGS)people or things that are useful for the stated purpose: (为实现某目的)可利用的人(或物);素材 fodder forPoliticians are always good fodder for comedians (= they make jokes about them).政客们往往是喜剧作家的好素材。 See cannon fodder Useful or advantageous a place in the sunidiom advantageous advantageously all-singing amiss asset fecundity foil fruitfully fruitfulness gainfully practicality preferential productive productively wholesome wholesomely wholesomeness win-win worthwhile fodder | American Dictionaryfodder noun[ U ] us/ˈfɑd·ər/ food given to cows, horses, and other farm animals: fig. The charges of corruption in the State House are fodder for (= have encouraged) late-evening jokes on television. Examples of fodderfodder One of the arguments that are always put forward is that we have to move back from artificial fodders to grassland in order to improve production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, the effect of one fodder crop, the sainfoin, was tested for comparison. Although socio-economic or political failure and frustration may create fodder for revolt, there are other impor tant factors that need to be explored. Fodder and grass are the products that become available right from the beginning when forests are enclosed for regeneration purpose. Farmers delayed thinning primarily to obtain more fodder. Thus, intercropping seems to be desirable in order to meet dietary requirements, fodder supply and also to maintain soil fertility. Oviposition on fodder maize is attributed to this, last, main flight of moths at the close of the summer season. The local variety is grown for its grain and for its residues that are used in construction and for fuel and fodder. Further more, the number of livestock far mers may own is limited by fodder availability, thus limiting the ability to increase manure production. Cattle are better able to trample refused fodder and other vegetation than are small ruminants. Herders are supplied with fodder for their livestock, and far mers are provided with manure to maintain soil fertility in their ®elds. As the rains approach rising humidity stimulates fresh growth and the quality of fodder, and hence the nutrient quality of manure, improves. Nevertheless, the results of this study do provide a useful comparison of the perfor mance of fodder trees under stress conditions. Although these narrative descriptions are rich in detail and provide ample fodder for generating hypotheses, they are intentionally not quantified. Very few commentators discuss the use of leaves for fodder. See all examples of fodder These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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