亚洲网紅露点

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ream

1

[ reem ]

noun

  1. a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets printer's ream, or perfect ream.
  2. Usually reams. a large quantity:

    He has written reams of poetry.



ream

2

[ reem ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to enlarge to desired size (a previously bored hole) by means of a reamer.
  2. to clear with a reamer; remove or press out by reaming.
  3. to extract the juice from:

    to ream an orange.

  4. Slang.
    1. to scold or reprimand severely (usually followed by out ).
    2. to cheat; defraud.

ream

1

/ 谤颈藧尘 /

noun

  1. a number of sheets of paper, formerly 480 sheets ( short ream ), now 500 sheets ( long ream ) or 516 sheets ( printer's ream or perfect ream ). One ream is equal to 20 quires
  2. informal.
    often plural a large quantity, esp of written matter

    he wrote reams

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ream

2

/ 谤颈藧尘 /

verb

  1. to enlarge (a hole) by use of a reamer
  2. to extract (juice) from (a citrus fruit) using a reamer
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ream1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English rem(e), from Middle French reime, rame, from Spanish rezma, from Arabic rizmah 鈥渂补濒别鈥

Origin of ream2

First recorded in 1805鈥15; origin uncertain
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ream1

C14: from Old French raime , from Spanish rezma , from Arabic rizmah bale

Origin of ream2

C19: perhaps from C14 remen to open up, from Old English 谤盈尘补苍 to widen
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A small table-turned-desk, where the couple deal with reams of disaster recovery paperwork.

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QAnon has generated reams of "prophecies" that have never come to pass.

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He has obtained access to vast reams of data about every American, business competitors, foreign intelligence, all of it.

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Whether that has had the projected effect is uncertain; reams of law-review pages and financial analyses have been filled with conjecture, but it鈥檚 hard to nail down the effect.

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But will reams of data on seizures and arrests make much difference?

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