ram
ram — 動詞
1. to push or drive one object forcefully against another object, often causing dam
撞擊；衝撞
用力推或撞到某物上
to push or drive one object forcefully against another object, often causing damage, movement, or forcing it into a position
Haruto lost control of the wheel and rammed his car into a tree.
Haruto 方向盤失控，把車撞到了一棵樹上。
ram + object + into + noun (collision)
The movers rammed the heavy sofa against the door frame by mistake.
搬家工人不小心把沉重的沙發撞上了門框。
ram + object + against + noun (accidental force)
Esteban rammed the metal pole deep into the ground to support the tent.
Esteban 把金屬桿用力打入土中，用來固定帳篷。
During the storm the fishing boat rammed against the dock repeatedly.
暴風雨中，漁船不斷撞擊碼頭。
- crash
emphasises accidental collision with destructive result; 'crash into' does not imply deliberate force
- batter
suggests repeated, forceful hitting, often to break something down
- thrust
implies a steady pushing motion rather than a sudden forceful impact
- drive
more general; 'drive into' can mean forceful insertion but lacks the sense of violent impact
文法句型
ram + object + into/against + noun
ram + into/against + noun
用法筆記
Frequently appears with the prepositions 'into' or 'against' to indicate the target. The transitive form ('ram something into/against something') is more common than the intransitive form ('ram into/against something').
常見錯誤
2. to push your own ideas or beliefs onto someone else insistently, so that the oth
強迫灌輸
硬要別人接受你的想法
to push your own ideas or beliefs onto someone else insistently, so that the other person feels pressured or irritated
Diya's boss kept ramming his sales figures down everyone's throat.
Diya 的上司一直把銷售業績硬塞給大家。
ram + something + down + possessive + throat (idiom, most common pattern)
The history teacher rammed dates and names into our heads every lesson.
歷史老師每堂課都把日期和名字灌進我們的腦袋。
ram + something + into + possessive + head
Rania hates it when politicians ram their beliefs onto viewers during news shows.
Rania 很討厭政治人物在新聞節目中把觀點強加給觀眾。
Minh's uncle tried to ram his own religious views onto the whole family.
Minh 的叔叔試圖把自己的宗教觀點強加給全家人。
文法句型
ram + object + down/into/onto + somebody/something
用法筆記
The fixed idiom 'ram something down someone's throat' is the most frequent expression for this sense and appears in everyday conversation. The alternative patterns 'ram something into someone's head' and 'ram something onto someone' are less common but still natural.
常見錯誤
ram — 名詞
1. a fully grown male sheep, often kept on farms for breeding and not castrated
公羊
成年雄性綿羊
a fully grown male sheep, often kept on farms for breeding and not castrated
The farmer brought his prize ram to the county fair this year.
農夫今年把他那隻得獎的公羊帶到了縣裡市集。
countable noun; agricultural context
Maeve watched the two rams locking their curled horns in the pasture.
Maeve 看著兩隻公羊在牧場上互頂彎角。
A single ram can breed with up to fifty ewes in one season.
一隻公羊一個季節可以和多達五十隻母羊配種。
Pedro's grandfather used to raise fine wool from his flock of Merino rams.
Pedro 的祖父從他的美麗諾公羊群收穫優質羊毛。
用法筆記
The female equivalent is 'ewe', and a young sheep of either sex is a 'lamb'. A castrated male sheep is called a 'wether'.
常見錯誤
2. a heavy piece of equipment, originally a long wooden log, used to hit and break
破門槌
用來撞擊門或牆的重型工具
a heavy piece of equipment, originally a long wooden log, used to hit and break through doors, walls, or other barriers
Soldiers carried a heavy iron-tipped ram to break down the castle gate.
士兵們抬著一根重型鐵頭槌去撞破城門。
historical military context
Firefighters used a metal ram to force the locked apartment door open.
消防隊員用金屬破門槌強行打開鎖住的公寓大門。
modern emergency context
In medieval wars armies pulled large battering rams up to enemy walls.
中世紀戰爭中，軍隊將大型攻城槌拉到敵方城牆前。
The rescue team brought a hydraulic ram to cut through the collapsed concrete.
救援隊帶了一把液壓破拆槌來切開倒塌的混凝土。
- battering ram
the full term for the historical siege weapon; more common than 'ram' alone in that context
- pounder
a similar tool used for crushing or breaking
用法筆記
When describing the historical weapon used in sieges, the full term 'battering ram' is much more common than 'ram' alone. In modern usage, 'ram' often refers to powered tools like hydraulic rams used by emergency services.
3. a moving part of a machine that pushes, presses, or applies force to something,
撞錘；壓頭
機器中用來施壓的可動零件
a moving part of a machine that pushes, presses, or applies force to something, especially in presses, pumps, or pile drivers
The hydraulic ram pushes the metal sheet into a curved shape.
液壓撞錘將金屬板壓成彎曲的形狀。
collocation: 'hydraulic ram'; manufacturing context
A broken ram in the stamping press stopped the entire factory line.
衝壓機的撞錘壞了，整條生產線停擺。
Engineers replaced the worn ram to restore full pressure to the machine.
工程師更換了磨損的撞錘，讓機器恢復全壓。
Each pile driver uses a heavy steel ram that drops onto the pile head.
打樁機使用一個重型鋼製撞錘，落在樁頭上。
用法筆記
This is a technical engineering term. It commonly appears in compound forms such as 'hydraulic ram', 'pneumatic ram', or 'press ram'. The same mechanical component may be called a 'plunger' in some contexts.
4. short for 'random access memory': the temporary storage area inside a computer t
隨機記憶體
可隨時讀寫的電腦記憶體，RAM
short for 'random access memory': the temporary storage area inside a computer that holds data the processor needs right away and lets you change that data while the device is running, but loses everything once you turn the power off
My laptop has sixteen gigabytes of RAM and runs smoothly.
我的筆電有十六 GB 的 RAM，執行非常順暢。
uncountable; 'gigabytes of RAM'
Haruto upgraded the RAM in his desktop to handle video editing.
Haruto 升級了桌上型電腦的 RAM 來處理影片剪輯。
Closing unused browser tabs frees up RAM for other applications.
關掉不用的瀏覽器分頁可以釋放 RAM 給其他應用程式。
Most modern phones have at least four gigabytes of RAM built in.
現在多數手機至少內建四 GB 的 RAM。
- memory
the broader term; 'memory' can include both RAM and storage, but in casual use often means RAM
- random access memory
the full form of the abbreviation 'RAM', used for clarity in formal or technical writing
- ROM
read-only memory; stored data that cannot be easily changed and is kept even when the computer is off
用法筆記
RAM is an uncountable noun in this context — we say 'some RAM' or 'more RAM', not 'a RAM' or 'two RAMs'. It is written in capital letters as an abbreviation. RAM is different from ROM (read-only memory), which cannot be changed by the user.