The writer uses her childhood as raw material for this novel.

作者将她的童年时代作为这部小说的素材。

《牛津词典》

Based on that timing, they indicate barley may have arrived in the region not as food, but as raw material for beer brewing.

根据那个时间点，他们指出，大麦可能不是作为食物，而是作为啤酒酿造的原料到达那里的。

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Bark may be used as raw material for paper-making.

树皮可以做造纸的原料。

《新英汉大辞典》

But with a global capacity glut in 2001 chemical prices softened, even as raw material costs like natural gas began a fivefold price increase.

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The company is aggressively trying to adjust the output at many of its steel producing plants as well as raw material resources in order to maintain profitability.

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This is due to stable nature of the business, as raw material costs have been relatively stable thanks to long-term purchasing agreements with farmers and growers worldwide.

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