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下脚料

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Collocation

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没用的下脚料
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把……当作下脚料
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不是下脚料
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利用下脚料

Definition

下脚料

Literally means:

leftover bits and pieces of industrial processing

Actually means:

It refers to the bits and pieces left in raw material processing or product manufacturing.

It figuratively means things or people of little use. Sometimes derogatory.

原材料加工或产品制作过程中剩下的边角碎料。

也比喻用处不大的东西或作用不大的人。有时具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
guǒ
如果
men
我们
nénggòu
能够
zōng
综合
yòng
利用
xiàjiǎoliào
下脚料
  
,
jiù
可以
jiàng
降低
chéngběn
成本
  
,
jiǎnshǎo
减少
gōng
工业
垃圾
  

If we can make comprehensive use of the base material, we can reduce costs and industrial waste.

2
zhè
rén
hěn
yǒu
cái
  
,
yàoshi
要是
zhòngyòng
重用
  
,
jiù
zài
不再
shì
xiàjiǎoliào
下脚料
le
  

He's a very talented man, and if you reuse him, he's no longer a footman.

3
yào
不要
zhè
piān
wénzhāng
文章
dāngxià
当下
jiǎoliào
脚料
  
,
zài
jiāgōng
加工
xià
háishi
还是
hěn
cuò
不错
de
  

You don't want this article to be the right foot material, it's still very good to process it again.