A CD-ROM is a CD on which a very large amount of information can be stored and then read using a computer. CD-ROM is an abbreviation for (缩略=) 'compact disc read-only memory'.
例句
A single CD-ROM can hold more than 500 megabytes of data...一张只读存储光盘能容纳500兆以上的数据。The collected Austen novels on CD-ROM will cost £5.光盘版的奥斯汀小说集售价为5英镑。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user