ream

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ream1 /riːm/ noun [countableC]

1 reams [plural] informalTCWRITE a large amount of writing on paper 〔文字的〕大量

reams of

reams of notes

大量的笔记

Examples from the Corpus

ream of• Mostly you get reams of plain text.• Process control has reams of output data that need organizing and interpreting.• If you happen to be a seasoned 1-2-3 or Excel user reluctant to loose reams of data, then have no fear.• Most of that time was spent on reams of navigational corrections.• The creative-writing industry is cranking out reams of stuff that nobody in his or her right mind would ever want to read.• Standard cheap writing paper - there's reams of it on sale, about four hundred outlets.• There were such reams of documents that it simply wasn't possible to read them all.• You may then have to look through reams of examples before you decide on the right person for the job.

2. technicalTCN a standard amount of paper, 500 pieces in the US or 480 pieces in Britain 令〔纸张的计量单位，美国为500张，英国为480张〕

Examples from the Corpus

ream• M.Jean Leblanc of his staff went to considerable lengths to both provide and help interpret various policy papers and reams of data.• It certainly makes a refreshing change from reams of text menus.• Mostly you get reams of plain text.• Process control has reams of output data that need organizing and interpreting.• Bowing out seems unlikely, but the stadium groundbreaking is reams of paperwork away.• There were such reams of documents that it simply wasn't possible to read them all.• Both sides used reams of statistical data to argue for the superiority of their performance.• I write reams of dry prose with appropriately technical language and what my colleagues consider scientific consequence.

ream2 verb [transitiveT]

American EnglishAmE informalCHEAT to treat someone badly, especially by cheating 亏待；〔尤指〕欺骗，欺诈

From Longman Business Dictionary

reamream /riːm/ noun [countableC]

1reams [plural] a large amount of writing or information, usually on paper

They have to wade through reams of data.

2a pack containing 500 pieces of paper

Origin ream1

(1300-1400) Old French raime, from Arabic rizmah “things tied together”

ream2

(1700-1800) Perhaps from Old English reman “to open up, make wider”

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