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Ream Paper I Word S 英 Riːm] 美 Riːm

英语单词 ream
英美音标 英 [riːm] 美 [riːm]
中文释义 n.令;大量的纸;许多(文字)
v.扩展;扩大;榨出(汁)
英语例句 (1) Steeped in new moods and ideas, I bought a ream of paper and tried to write.
(2) He writes reams of verse.
中文例句 (1) 沉湎在新的心境与想法里,我买了一令纸试图写作。
(2) 他写很多的诗。
vocabulary简明 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.
vocabulary扩展 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.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]大量;许多 If you say that there are reams of paper or reams of writing, you mean that there are large amounts of it.
  [usu pl]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • Their specific task is to sort through the reams of information and try to determine what it may mean...

    他们的具体任务就是将大量信息分类并努力弄清它们的意思。

  • Kelly spent three hours going through reams of paper.

    凯利花了3个小时翻阅大量文件。

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