ream

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Cream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
  2. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.; An extremely large quantity of documents, data, or information that supports a claim, investigation, or case. broadly,figuratively,in-plural
    — The accountants requested reams of financial records.
  3. A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, nowadays usually containing 500 sheets.; An abstract large amount of something. broadly,in-plural
    — I can't go – I still have reams of work left.
动词 v.
  1. To cream; mantle; foam; froth. Northern-England,Scotland,UK,dialectal
    — a huge pewter measuring pot […] which, in the language of the hostess, reamed with excellent claret
  2. To enlarge (a hole), especially using a reamer; to bore (a hole) wider. transitive
  3. To remove (material) by reaming. transitive
  4. To remove burrs and debris from inside (something, such as a freshly bored hole) using a tool. transitive
  5. To shape or form, especially using a reamer.
  6. To sexually penetrate in a rough and painful way. broadly,slang,vulgar
  7. To yell at or berate. slang

词形变化

reem alternative raim alternative reams present,singular,third-person reaming participle,present reamed participle,past reamed past reem alternative raim alternative reams present,singular,third-person reaming participle,present reamed participle,past reamed past reem alternative rim alternative reams plural reme alternative

词汇关系

近义词
nail root tap
衍生词
ream job printer's ream reamful

词源

词源 1
From Middle English rem, reme, 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.
词源 2
Etymology uncertain, possibly a variant of rime (etymology 4) with the East Anglian and Kentish development of Old English /yː/ to /eː/ (the modern spelling would thus be unetymologically for *reem). Doublet of room.
Cognates
* Dutch ruimen (“to empty, evacuate”)
* German räumen (“to make room”)
* Icelandic rýma (“to make room, clear”).
词源 3
From Middle English reme, from Old French raime, rayme (“ream”) (French rame), from Catalan raima (“ream”), from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma, “bundle”).
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