"grist for the mill" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 有用的素材
• 有助于推进的材料

Definition

任何可以用来支持观点、推动进展或提供更多信息的内容，尤其是能为你手头工作增添价值的东西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一种习语，略正式或文学化。常用于形容新出现的信息、证据或八卦给某个讨论或项目带来帮助。不要按字面意思理解，原意源自磨坊磨粮食。

Examples

Every new idea is grist for the mill in our brainstorming session.

每一个新点子都是头脑风暴时的**有用的素材**。

Rumors about the company became grist for the mill for reporters.

有关公司的传闻成了记者们的**有用的素材**。

All the data you collect is grist for the mill for the research project.

你收集到的所有数据都是研究项目的**有用的素材**。

We might not like the criticism, but it’s all grist for the mill as we improve our work.

我们可能不喜欢批评，但在改进工作时这些都是**有用的素材**。

If they mess up, it’ll just be more grist for the mill for their competitors.

如果他们出错了，这将成为对手的更多**有用的素材**。

Every awkward story is just grist for the mill for comedians looking for new material.

每个尴尬的故事对于想找新内容的喜剧演员来说，都是**有用的素材**。