| 单词 | ream |
| 释义 | ream (once / 6414 pages) 1n 2v A ream is a quantity of paper sold in a bundle, once comprised of 480 sheets but now rounded up to 500. If you write reams of love letters to your beloved, I hope she appreciates them. Or at least recycles. The word ream has two distinct meanings, depending on whether you use it as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to an amount of paper, its origin from the Arabic rizmah, or "bundle." As a verb, ream is a rough word that can mean "to make a hole in" or "to squeeze." When you "ream someone out" you give them a scolding. WORD FAMILYream: reamed, reamer, reaming, reams+/reamer: reamers USAGE EXAMPLESThe criticisms include the companies’ perceived failure to pay local taxes and their collection of reams of personal information. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Like many other tech devices that monitor every twitch and turn of the human body, Sense uses sensors to collect reams of data. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Reams of sophisticated consumer research tell him that “merry Christmas” is rarely the best way to sell the most stuff around the holidays. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1n a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires Hyper definite quantity a specific measure of amount 2n a large quantity of written matter 2he wrote reams and reams Hyper large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude 1v enlarge with a reamer ream a hole Hyper enlarge make larger 2v remove by making a hole or by boring the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment Hyper remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 3v squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer ream oranges Hyper express, extract, press out obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action |
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