raw materialBrE /ˌrɑː məˈtɪəriəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrɑː məˈtɪriəl/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] a basic material that is used to make a product 原料◆We have had problems with the supply of raw materials to the factory. 我们在工厂的原料供应方面遇到过问题。🔊🔊◆These trees provide the raw material for high-quality paper. 这些树是制造优质纸张的原料。🔊🔊◆(figurative) 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。🔊🔊 capacity, industry, just-in-time, labour, lead time, output, raw material, shipping, supply chain, warehouse