ham

US [hæm]
UK [hæmz]
  • n.火腿;〔美国〕火腿(夹心)面包;(旧时的)小镇;村庄
  • adj.做作的;蹩脚的;自满的;搞业余无线电收发报的
  • v.(使)表演过火
  • Web臀尖;香港小股东权益协会(Hongkong Association of Minority Shareholders);腿筋(hamstrings)
Plural Form:hams  Present Participle:hamming  Past Participle:hammed  
Hams
n.
1.
[c][u]
火腿;火腿肉the top part of a pig's leg that has been cured (= preserved using salt or smoke) and is eaten as food; the meat from this
The hams were cooked whole.
这些火腿是整条烹制的。
a slice of ham
一片火腿
a ham sandwich
火腿三明治
2.
[c]
无线电通讯爱好者a person who sends and receives radio messages as a hobby rather than as a job
a radio ham
无线电通讯爱好者
3.
[c]
(informal)
拙劣演员(尤指表演过火者)an actor who performs badly, especially by exaggerating emotions
a ham actor
表演过火的演员
4.
[c][usupl]
(informal)
(人的)大腿后部the back part of a person's leg above the knee
v.
IDM
ham it up
(informal)
有意夸张表情(或动作);表演过火when peopleham it up , they deliberately exaggerate their emotions or movements

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