ham
noun uk/hæm/ us/hæm/
(MEAT)
A2 [ C or U ]火腿
pig's meat from the leg or shoulder, preserved with salt or smoke
- More examples
- The ham was studded with cloves.
- I'd like a ham sandwich on rye, hold the lettuce.
- Would you like another slice of ham?
- The meat produced from a pig is called pork, bacon or ham.
- "More ham, Mr Fletcher?" "No thank you - it was delicious, but I've had a sufficiency ."
(ACTOR)
[ C ] informal（风格做作老套且表演过火的）拙劣演员
an actor whose style of acting is artificial and old-fashioned, often using movements and emotions that are too obvious
They had some dreadful old ham in the main part. 他们起用了一些极为蹩脚的老演员担纲主角。
a ham actor 蹩脚的演员
(RADIO)
[ C ]业余无线电台操作人员
a person who operates a radio station as a hobby rather than as a job
He's a radio ham. 他是个业余无线电台操作人员。