ram

ram
noun
  1. an uncastrated male sheep
    (未阉割的)公羊
    ■(the Ram)the zodiacal sign or constellation Aries
    白羊(星)座
  2. short for battering ram
    battering ram 的简称
    ■the falling weight of a piledriving machine
    (打桩机的)夯力
    ■(historical)a beak or other projecting part of the bow of a warship, for piercing the sides of other ships
    (史)(军舰舰艏的)装甲撞角
    ■(historical)a warship with such a bow
    (史)撞角军舰
  3. a hydraulic water-raising or lifting machine
    水锤扬水机,压力扬汲机
    ■the piston of a hydrostatic press
    (液压机)活塞
    ■the plunger of a force pump
    (压力泵)活塞
(rammed, ramming)
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of direction]roughly force (something) into place
    用力把…插(或推)进去
    he rammed his stick into the ground.
    他用力把手杖杵进地里。
    ■[with obj.](of a vehicle or vessel) be driven violently into (something, typically another vehicle or vessel) in an attempt to stop or damage it
    (车辆,船只)猛撞,撞毁(某物,尤指另一车辆、船只)
    their boat was rammed by a Japanese warship.
    他们的小船被一艘日本军舰撞毁。
    ■[no obj., with adverbial]crash violently against something
    猛撞,撞击
    the stolen car rammed into the front of the house.
    被盗的车猛地撞上了房子正面。
    ■[with obj.][often as adj. rammed]beat (earth or the ground) with a heavy implement to make it hard and firm
    夯实,捣实(泥土,地面)
    ■(be rammed)(Brit. informal)(of a place) be very full of people
    (英,非正式)(地方)挤满(人)
    the club is rammed to the rafters every week.
    俱乐部每周都人满为患。
常用词组
ram something down someone's throat
  1. 见 throat
ram something home
  1. 见 home
派生
rammer
noun
语源
  1. Old English ram(m), of Germanic origin: related to Dutch ram
英语宝典
考试词汇表