ram

英 [r?m] 美[r?m]

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復數:?rams;第三人稱單數:?rams;過去式:?rammed;過去分詞:?rammed;現在分詞:?ramming;

ram 公羊，夯錘，撞擊裝置

來自古英語 ramm,公羊。引申諸相關詞義。

ram: ram: [OE] Ram is a general West Germanic word for ‘male sheep’, now shared only by Dutch (although German has the derivative ramme ‘rammer’). It may be related to Old Norse ramr ‘strong’, the allusion being to the ram’s strength in butting. This is reflected in the word’s metaphorical applications: it was being used in Old English for a ‘battering-ram’, and by the 14th century the verb ram had emerged.

Another relative is the verb ramble [17], which etymologically denotes ‘wander around like a randy ram, looking for ewes to copulate with’. It was borrowed from Middle Dutch rammelen, a derivative of rammen ‘copulate with’, which is connected with ram.
=> ramble
ram (v.): "to beat with a heavy implement," c. 1300, from ram (n.). Related: Rammed; ramming.
ram (n.): Old English ramm "male sheep," also "battering ram" and the zodiac sign; earlier rom "male sheep," a West Germanic word (cognates: Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Dutch, Old High German ram), of unknown origin. Perhaps [Klein] connected with Old Norse rammr "strong," Old Church Slavonic ramenu "impetuous, violent."
RAM (n.): 1957, acronym for random access memory (computerese).

2. The kids who are joyriding and ram-raiding are unemployed.: 那些開偷來的車狂飆和駕車搶劫的年輕人都是無業游民。

4. I can't understand why we're trying to ram Shakespeare down their throats.: 我搞不懂我們為什么硬要他們學習莎士比亞的作品。

5. 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.: 推薦配置為512K內存，640K內存則更佳。