grist

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UK [ɡrɪst]
  • n.〈美〉大量；制粉用谷类；谷粉；酿造用麦芽
  • Web谷物；制粉用谷物；许多
Plural Form：grists  

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grist
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Political sex scandals are all grist to the mill of the tabloid newspapers.
政界的性丑闻对通俗小报总是多多益善。
(all) grist to the/sbs mill
对…有用的东西（或有利的事）something that is useful to sb for a particular purpose
Political sex scandals are all grist to the mill of the tabloid newspapers.
政界的性丑闻对通俗小报总是多多益善。

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AllAll,〈美〉大量〈美〉大量,制粉用谷类制粉用谷类,谷粉谷粉,酿造用麦芽酿造用麦芽,谷物谷物,制粉用谷物制粉用谷物,许多许多
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All of that becomes grist for the mill as Tom strives to understand the new life he's taken on.
故事的发展促使了汤姆的成长，也逐渐令他明白到自己在新生活将要承担的责任。
gù shi de fā zhǎn cù shǐ le tāng mǔ de chéng zhǎng , yě zhú jiàn lìng tā míng bái dào zì jǐ zài xīn shēng huó jiāng yào chéng dān de zé rèn 。
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2.
Dylan's material would provide much of the original grist for the folk rock mill, not only in the U. S. But in the UK as well.
迪伦的物质将提供大量的谷物原为民间岩岭不仅在美国，但在英国等。
dí lún de wù zhì jiāng tí gōng dà liàng de gǔ wù yuán wéi mín jiān yán lǐng bù jǐn zài měi guó , dàn zài yīng guó děng 。
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3.
Then in July there was an unexplained drop in reported bank deposits to the tune of US$176bn, adding more grist to the rumour mill.
随后，7月银行存款莫名减少了1760亿美元的报道，进一步增加了市场传言的可信度。
suí hòu , qī yuè yín háng cún kuǎn mò míng jiǎn shǎo le yì qiān qī bǎi liù shí yì měi yuán de bào dào , jìn yí bù zēng jiā le shì chǎng chuán yán de kě xìn dù 。
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4.
The grist for our mill is still words. Words as they put the sock and soul into the expression of ideas.
文字，是我们这行业的利器。文字在意念的表达中，注入热情和灵魂。
wén zì , shì wǒ men zhè háng yè de lì qì 。 wén zì zài yì niàn de biǎo dá zhōng , zhù rù rè qíng hé líng hún 。
blog.sina.com.cn
5.
One White House figure added grist to the left's mill by talking dismissively of the "reality-based community" .
一名白宫人物更在言谈中蔑称“现实社团”，无疑为左翼反对派添粮加料。
yī míng bái gōng rén wù gèng zài yán tán zhōng miè chēng " xiàn shí shè tuán " , wú yí wèi zuǒ yì fǎn duì pài tiān liáng jiā liào 。
www.ecocn.org
6.
These patterns will be the grist for your analytical mill in the next stage.
而这些模式会成为你下个阶段供分析之用的食粮。
ér zhè xiē mó shì huì chéng wéi nǐ xià gè jiē duàn gōng fēn xī zhī yòng de shí liáng 。
www.elanso.com
7.
BOB DOUGHTY: Nicky Grist at the Alternatives to Marriage Project says whether two people are married is not important.
鲍勃多尔蒂：尼基格里斯特在项目替代方案说，结婚两个人是否结婚并不重要。
bào bó duō ěr dì : ní jī gé lǐ sī tè zài xiàng mù tì dài fāng àn shuō , jié hūn liǎng gè rén shì fǒu jié hūn bìng bù zhòng yào 。
www.maynet.cn
8.
The parallel is grist to the mill of those who see the recent riots as a result of joblessness.
这对于把最近英国暴乱看做失业导致的结果的人来说，这一相似峰值比较有利。
zhè duì yú bǎ zuì jìn yīng guó bào luàn kàn zuò shī yè dǎo zhì de jié guǒ de rén lái shuō , zhè yī xiāng sì fēng zhí bǐ jiào yǒu lì 。
www.ecocn.org
9.
A final pair of reasons is that, in the global war for talent, capturing the world's best and brightest is grist to Britain's economic mill.
最后一个原因是，在全球进行人才竞争的时代，得到世界上最好最聪明的学生对于英国经济来说就像是磨坊里的谷粒。
zuì hòu yī gè yuán yīn shì , zài quán qiú jìn xíng rén cái jìng zhēng de shí dài , dé dào shì jiè shàng zuì hǎo zuì cōng míng de xué shēng duì yú yīng guó jīng jì lái shuō jiù xiàng shì mò fáng lǐ de gǔ lì 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Such romances end in tragedy far more often than not, supplying grist for ballads and stories to fill a thousand heart-breaking nights.
而这样的浪漫往往更多的以悲剧结尾，留下的歌谣和故事在平淡朴实的生活中回响，陪伴人们度过一个个心碎的夜晚。
ér zhè yàng de làng màn wǎng wǎng gèng duō de yǐ bēi jù jié wěi , liú xià de gē yáo hé gù shi zài píng dàn pǔ shí de shēng huó zhōng huí xiǎng , péi bàn rén men dù guò yí gè gè xīn suì de yè wǎn 。
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