fodder
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
Đồng nghĩa: forage, provender
- 2.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.
- 3.
(countable, slang, uncountable)(slang, drafting, design) Tracing paper.
- 4.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)(crosswording) The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)People considered to have negligible value and easily available or expendable.
Innocent people who are arrested become fodder for the justice system.
cannon fodder
Động từ
verb- 1.
(dialectal)(dialect) To feed animals (with fodder).
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Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From enm fodder, foder, from ang fōdor, from *fōdr, from gem-pro, from *fōdô (food), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to guard, graze, feed).