The Open Dictionary

ream

名词

UK/riːm/
US/riːm/

定义 ream 名词

  1. Countablepublishingspecialized

    A quantity of paper consisting of 500 sheets.

    • The printing company ordered ten reams of paper.

    • I need to buy a ream of paper to print this report.

    • They used an entire ream of paper for drafting.

  2. CountableUsually pluralinformal

    A large quantity of something, especially written material.

    • The author has written reams of articles.

    • He generated reams of data as part of the study.

    • The report contains reams of detail.

片语动词 ream

  • ream someone (out)

    to reprimand someone harshly due to strong disapproval of their actions

    • The manager reamed the team out for their mistake.