fod·der
noun/ˈfɒdə(r)/
/ˈfɑːdər/
[uncountable]- food for horses and farm animals
（马等家畜的）饲料，秣 - (disapproving) (often after a noun) people or things that are considered to have only one use
（人或东西）只能是…的料 - Without education, these children will end up as factory fodder (= only able to work in a factory).
不受教育，这些孩子将来只能到工厂干活。 - This story will be more fodder for the gossip columnists.
这个传闻会是闲谈专栏作家的又一素材。 - He regarded lists of rules, regulations and procedures as dustbin fodder (= only fit to be thrown away).
他把一系列的规则、条例和程序视为垃圾桶里的饲料（=只适合扔掉）。
see also cannon fodder - Without education, these children will end up as factory fodder (= only able to work in a factory).
Word OriginOld English fōdor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeder and German Futter, also to food.