| 单词 | ram |
| 释义 | ram (once / 1133 pages) 1n 2nv A male sheep or goat is called a ram. If you're a fan of reading your horoscope, you might notice that Aries, usually considered the first sign of the zodiac, is represented by a ram. Another kind of ram is a "battering ram," a tool for forcing a heavy door open or breaking a hole in a wall. This kind of ram comes from the male sheep and his powerful horns — and so does the verb ram: "I watched the rams ram their heads into each other as they battled over territory." Some word experts think the word stems from the Old Norse rammr, "strong." WORD FAMILYram: rammed, rammer, ramming, rams+/rammer: rammers USAGE EXAMPLESThey say he crashed after trying to ram a sheriff’s vehicle early Jan. 1. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Germany suffered its worst terror attack in years on Dec. 19 when Tunisian migrant Anis Amri rammed a truck into a busy Christmas market. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) He said he used them “sort of like a ram would use its horns” to fight other males over territory. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 n uncastrated adult male sheep 2Syn|Hyper tup sheep woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat 1n a tool for driving or forcing something by impact Hypo|Hyper battering ram a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings rammera tool for driving something with force tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation 2v strike or drive against with a heavy impact ram the gate with a sledgehammer Syn|Hyper pound, ram down thrust push forcefully 3v undergo damage or destruction on impact Syn|Hyper crash clash, collide crash together with violent impact 4v crowd or pack to capacity Syn|Hyper chock up, cram, jam, jampack, wad cram put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled stuff cram into a cavity 5v force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically She rammed her mind into focus Syn|Hypo|Hyper drive, force drive compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment driveto compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly toe, toenail drive obliquely thrust push forcefully Ram (once / 2873 pages) n WORD FAMILY Ram: Rams USAGE EXAMPLESMcDonald said he would like to remain with the Rams. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Seahawks: Somehow they stunk it up against Rams in Week 2, though it was LA debut for Rams. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Rams’ offense finished ranked last in the NFL for the second season in a row. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 Syn|Exp Aries, Aries the Ram house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided 2n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries Syn|Hyper Aries individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being RAM (once / 32561 pages) n WORD FAMILY RAM: RAMS USAGE EXAMPLESSportsman’s Warehouse sells the game at its 35 Pacific Northwest stores, and the game has one multinational advertiser, RAM Trucks. Seattle Times(Nov 26, 2016) Without RAM, a new pair of glasses with a current prescription would be a luxury item. The Guardian(Nov 23, 2016) The RAM limit might irk users who need power. New York Times(Nov 14, 2016) n the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible Syn|Hypo|Hyper random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory core memory, magnetic core memory (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories volatile storage computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off |
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