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hams

UK //hæmz//US //hæmz//

词源

源自古英语 'hamm'(腿弯处),后指猪的后腿肉;表演意义的'ham'可能源自19世纪美国巡回演出演员 Hamish McCullough的昵称。

noun

❶ 指猪的后腿肉,通常经过腌制或熏制后食用,是西餐中常见的食材。

“She baked a delicious ham for Christmas dinner.”

(她为圣诞晚餐烤了一只美味的火腿。)

“The sandwich was filled with slices of ham and cheese.”

(三明治里夹着火腿片和奶酪。)

❶ 在戏剧或表演中,指夸张或做作的表演方式,通常带有贬义。

“The actor was hamming it up on stage.”

(那位演员在舞台上表演得过于夸张。)

“Stop hamming and just say your lines naturally.”

(别演得那么夸张,自然地念你的台词就好。)

同义词:pork, overacting, theatricality

verb

❶ 指在表演中故意夸张地表现,通常是为了吸引注意或显得滑稽。

“He loves to ham it up in front of the camera.”

(他喜欢在镜头前夸张表演。)

“The comedian hammed his way through the entire show.”

(那位喜剧演员整场演出都在夸张表演。)

同义词:overact, exaggerate, milk

常见短语

ham it up — 指在表演或行为中故意夸张,通常是为了娱乐效果或吸引注意。

“The actor decided to ham it up for the comedy sketch.”

(那位演员决定在小品中夸张表演。)