名詞 ream:

1. a large quantity of written matter
2. a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

動詞 ream:

1. squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer
2. remove by making a hole or by boring
3. enlarge with a reamer

1. He writes reams of verse.
   他寫很多的詩。

ream

n.Abbr. rm.（名詞）縮寫 rm.
A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets or, in a printer`s ream, 5' sheets.
令：紙張的一種計數(shù)單位，以前以480張為一令，現(xiàn)在以500張為一令，而印刷中的一令為5'張
Often reams A very large amount:
常作 reams 大量：極其多的量：
例句：
reams of work to do.
大量的工作要做

來源：
Middle English reme
中古英語 reme
from Old French reime
源自 古法語 reime
from Old Spanish resma
源自 古西班牙語 resma
from Arabic rizmah [bundle]
源自 阿拉伯語 rizmah [捆，束]

ream
ream 2

v.tr.（及物動詞）
reamed,ream.ing,reams
To form, shape, taper, or enlarge (a hole) with or as if with a reamer.
擴(kuò)，整：用擴(kuò)孔鉆或仿佛是用擴(kuò)張鉆去造出、成形出、整出或擴(kuò)大（某個孔）
To remove (material) by this process.
鉸除：用這種方法來剔除（某物質(zhì)）
To squeeze the juice out of (fruit) with a reamer.
榨汁：用果汁壓榨器把果汁從（水果）中擠壓出來

來源：
Possibly from Middle English remen [to make room]
可能源自 中古英語 remen [留出空間]
variant of rimen
rimen的變體
from Old English rtman * see reu…-
源自 古英語 rtman *參見 reu…-