ram
verb/ræm/
/ræm/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they ram | /ræm/ /ræm/ |
| he / she / it rams | /ræmz/ /ræmz/ |
| past simple rammed | /ræmd/ /ræmd/ |
| past participle rammed | /ræmd/ /ræmd/ |
| -ing form ramming | /ˈræmɪŋ/ /ˈræmɪŋ/ |
- ram something (of a vehicle, a ship, etc.) to drive into or hit another vehicle, ship, etc. with force, sometimes deliberately
和…相撞；撞击 - Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.
公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- deliberately
- into
- ram something down somebody’s throat
- Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.
- ram something + adv./prep. to push something somewhere with force
塞进；挤进 - She rammed the key into the lock.
她将钥匙塞进锁眼。 - (figurative) The spending cuts had been rammed through Congress.
削减开支一事在国会强行通过。
Extra Examples- He rammed his foot down hard on the brake.
他的脚使劲踩住刹车。 - I rammed a chair under the door handle.
我把一把椅子塞到门把手下面。 - Her hat was rammed down over her forehead.
她的帽子被压在额头上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- deliberately
- into
- ram something down somebody’s throat
- She rammed the key into the lock.
Word OriginOld English ram(m), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ram.
Idioms
force/thrust/ram something down somebody’s throat
- (informal) to try to force somebody to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying
强加于人；强迫接受（观点） - People are sick of having advertising rammed down their throats.
人们厌倦了无所不在却又无所逃遁的广告。
- People are sick of having advertising rammed down their throats.
ram something home
- (especially British English) to emphasize an idea, argument, etc. very strongly to make sure people listen to it
强调（想法、论点等）以使人接受 - The ads are intended to ram home the dangers of driving too fast in fog.
这些广告的目的是让人们认识到在雾中驾驶太快的危险。
- The ads are intended to ram home the dangers of driving too fast in fog.