原料 — meaning in English
yuán liào
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English meaning
- commodity noun A raw material or basic good that is bought and sold in bulk, such as oil, wheat, or gold.
- crude adj In a raw, natural, or unrefined state.
- resource noun Something available to be used to achieve a goal, such as materials, money, or people.
- staple noun A basic food or item that is used regularly and is essential to daily life.
Senses
原料 is used for these senses in English:
- commodity (economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
- crude Any substance in its natural state.
- feedstock Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
- raw material A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture.
- resource Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- staple The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
commodity — full definition
- noun A raw material or basic good that is bought and sold in bulk, such as oil, wheat, or gold.
- noun Something useful or valuable, especially something treated as an interchangeable product rather than something unique.
crude — full definition
- adj In a raw, natural, or unrefined state.
- adj Roughly made, simple, or lacking sophistication.
- adj Vulgar or lacking tact, especially in language or humour.