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The word "ham" has multiple meanings: 1. As a variable noun, it refers to cured meat from the hind leg of a pig, commonly known as ham. 2. As a countable noun, it refers to an amateur radio enthusiast. 3. As a countable noun, it refers to an actor who performs poorly, often exaggerating emotions. 4. The phrase "ham it up" means to exaggerate one's performance intentionally.

“Ham”一词有多种含义:1. 可变名词,指一种经过特殊处理的猪后腿肉,即火腿。2. 可数名词,指业余无线电爱好者。3. 可数名词,指表现拙劣或过度的演员。4. 短语“ham it up”指(演员)故意夸张表演。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]火腿 Ham is meat from the top of the back leg of a pig, specially treated so that it can be kept for a long period of time.
  • ...a huge baked ham.

    巨大的烤火腿

  • ...ham sandwiches.

    火腿三明治

  • ...a dozen slices of ham.

    12片火腿

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]无线电爱好者;“火腿” A ham is a person whose hobby consists of using special radio equipment to talk to other people with the same hobby, often people who are in other countries.
  • I became a ham radio operator at the age of eleven.

    我在11岁时成了一名业余无线电操作员。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]蹩脚演员;表演过火的演员 A ham actor is someone who acts badly, exaggerating every emotion and gesture.
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    [PHRASE 短语](常指演员故意地)表演过火,夸张做作 If actors or actresses ham it up, they exaggerate every emotion and gesture when they are acting, often deliberately because they think that the audience will be more amused.
      [V inflects]
    • Thrusting themselves into the spirit of the farce, they ham it up like mad.

      他们全力投入到这部闹剧中去,极尽搞怪之能事。


    Oxford ham / hæm ; NAmE hæm /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    ham hams hammed hamming
    noun 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] 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 火腿;火腿肉 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 compare
    bacon
    ,
    gammon
    ,
    pork
    2 [countable ] a person who sends and receives radio messages as a hobby rather than as a job 无线电通讯爱好者 a radio ham 无线电通讯爱好者 3 [countable ] ( informal) ( often used as an adjective 常用作形容词 ) an actor who performs badly, especially by exaggerating emotions 拙劣演员(尤指表演过火者) a ham actor 表演过火的演员 4 [countable ,  usually plural ] ( informal) the back part of a person's leg above the knee (人的)大腿后部 see also
    hamstring
    verb ( -mm- ) IDIOM ˌham it ˈup ( informal) (especially of actors 尤指演员 ) when people ham it up,they deliberately exaggerate their emotions or movements 有意夸张表情(或动作);表演过火 ham / hæm ; NAmE hæm /
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    hamham1 /hæm/ ●●● S3 noun
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    1[countable, uncountable] the upper part of a pig’s leg, or the meat from this that has been preserved with salt or smokegammon:  a ham sandwich a seven-pound ham2[countable] someone who receives and sends radio messages for fun rather than as their job3[countable] informal an actor who performs with too much false emotion
    ham1 noun
    ham2 verb
    hamham2 verb (past tense and past participle hammed, present participle hamming)
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    ham it up informal to perform with too much false emotion when acting
    WDF

    ham

    [hæm]hammed, hamming, hams

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    hams[457]
    火腿(97%),表演过火(2%),演技夸张(1%)
    adj.过火的;做作的
    vi.表演过火
    vt.演得过火
    n.火腿;业余无线电爱好者;蹩脚演员
    n.(Ham)人名;(英、瑞典、塞)哈姆;(老)罕;(柬)汉

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