Word · Frequency #14620
fodder
炮灰
核心释义
常用于 cannon fodder 这一短语，指在战争中被视为可牺牲的士兵。
soldiers who are considered expendable in battle, especially under artillery fire
- 1.
动物饲料；喂给牛、马、羊等的食物。
Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
- 2.
被视为在炮火面前可消耗的士兵
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
- 3.
素材；材料；尤指用于讽刺或幽默的灵感或鼓励。
Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.
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粗饲料(尤其是用于牲畜),由整株植物或谷物作物的叶和茎组成
coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
- 5.
The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.
- 6.
People considered to have negligible value and easily available or expendable.
动物饲料；喂给牛、马、羊等的食物。；被视为在炮火面前可消耗的士兵；素材；材料；尤指用于讽刺或幽默的灵感或鼓励。；粗饲料(尤其是用于牲畜),由整株植物或谷物作物的叶和茎组成；饲料
用法In use
The commander treated the inexperienced recruits as fodder for the enemy's artillery.
用法提示：fodder 在此为不可数名词，意为“炮灰”，在 as fodder 结构中充当介词宾语，指被任意牺牲的士兵。
The soldiers knew they were no more than fodder in the general's reckless plan.
用法提示：fodder 为名词，与 no more than 搭配，表示“仅仅是炮灰”，突出人被视作可消耗品。
The army kept sending men into battle, using them as fodder to exhaust the enemy.
用法提示：fodder 在分词短语 as fodder 中作名词，意为“炮灰”，表示士兵被当作消耗敌人实力的工具。
be fodder for sth
fodder 在本义中为不可数名词，比喻“被视为可牺牲的人”。
The new recruits were simply fodder for the enemy's machine guns.
新兵们不过是敌人机枪下的炮灰。
use sb as fodder
“把某人当作炮灰”可用 use sb as fodder，语气较负面。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cannon fodder
- 炮灰
- The general treated the young soldiers as cannon fodder.将军把这些年轻士兵当作炮灰。
- cattle fodder
- 牛饲料
- They store cattle fodder in the barn for winter.他们把牛饲料储存在谷仓里过冬。
- fodder crops
- 饲料作物
- Alfalfa and corn are common fodder crops.苜蓿和玉米是常见的饲料作物。
- green fodder
- 青饲料
- The cows were fed fresh green fodder.奶牛吃的是新鲜青饲料。
- tabloid fodder
- 小报素材
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：fodder 本义喂牲口的饲料；战场上士兵成了炮弹的饲料，即炮灰。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：military discussions、political commentary、anti-war rhetoric 此义通常以 cannon fodder 的形式出现，多用于带批判或贬义色彩的评论、新闻报道或口语中；正式写作中较少单独使用 fodder 表示“炮灰”。
语法说明Grammar Note
fodder 的动词变形为 foddered / foddering，第三人称单数为 fodders。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
odder, plodder, modder, and solder rhyme with fodder in American English: they all end in /ɑdɚ/. Note that solder has a silent 'l' in American pronunciation. Be careful with father /ˈfɑðɚ/: it looks similar but the middle consonant is /ð/, not /d/, so it does not rhyme with fodder.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.