A service is significantly more than just an API - it is a building block for creating solutions.

服务包含的内容比API多得多，它是建立解决方案的基本成分。

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"We need to develop new process technologies, and HMF is a building block that can replace products like PET, a plastic used for soda bottles," he notes.

“我们需要开发新的加工技术，羟甲基糠醛还是一种建筑材料，能够代替例如聚对苯二甲酸乙二酯(PET)这种制作可乐瓶子所需要的塑料，”他指出。

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The query expression is a building block that can be assembled to define the final selection predicate for the query.

该查询表达式是一个构建块，可以通过组装它为查询定义最后的选择谓词。

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