ham
US /hæm/
UK /hæm/
名詞
1.
火腿
meat from the upper part of a pig's leg, cured with salt or smoke
範例:
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We had roasted ham for Christmas dinner.
我們聖誕晚餐吃了烤火腿。
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She made a sandwich with cheese and ham.
她做了一個奶酪火腿三明治。
2.
無線電愛好者, 業餘無線電操作員
an amateur radio operator
範例:
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My uncle is a keen radio ham and talks to people all over the world.
我叔叔是個熱心的無線電愛好者，和世界各地的人聊天。
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The old ham spent hours in his shack, tuning into distant signals.
那位老無線電愛好者在他的小屋裡待了幾個小時，調諧著遠處的信號。
動詞
誇張表演, 過火
overact or exaggerate one's performance
範例:
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The actor tended to ham it up for the cameras.
這位演員傾向於在鏡頭前誇張表演。
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Don't ham up your lines; just deliver them naturally.
不要誇張你的台詞；自然地表達出來就好。