ream

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n. 令, 大量 vt. 扩(孔), 榨取, 挖

发音

AU /ɹiːm/
UK /ɹiːm/

词形变化

reams 复数 reams 三单 reaming 现在分词 reamed 过去式 reamed 过去分词

别名

reem raim reme rim

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.

    苏格兰 英国 方言
  2. 1.

    A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.

    令

  3. 2.

    An abstract large amount of something.

    I can't go – I still have reams of work left.

v.
  1. 1.

    To cream; mantle; foam; froth.

    苏格兰 英国 方言
  2. 1.

    To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider.

    及物
  3. 2.

    To remove (material) by reaming.

    及物
  4. 3.

    To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool.

    及物
  5. 4.

    To shape or form, especially using a reamer.

  6. 5.

    To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way.

    俚语 粗俗
  7. 6.

    To yell at or berate.

    俚语

词汇关系

名词

部分词 1

quire
动词

上位词 10

take pull remove express withdraw extract enlarge take away take off press out

相关短语

ream job ream jobs ream out 铰除 printer's ream

词源

From Middle English reme, rem, from Old English rēam (“cream”), from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *réwgʰmn̥ (“to sour [milk]”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Room (“cream”), West Frisian rjemme (“cream”), Dutch room (“cream”), German Low German Rahm, Rohm (“cream”), German Rahm (“cream”), Swedish römme (“cream”), Norwegian rømme (“sour cream”), Faroese rómi (“cream”), Icelandic rjómi (“cream”). See also ramekin.

来源：wiktionary