소금에 절이거나 훈제한 돼지 넓적다리 고기.
Meat from the upper part of a pig's leg, typically cured by salting, drying, or smoking.
예문:
"We bought a whole spiral-cut ham for the holiday dinner."
"She prefers thin slices of deli ham in her sandwiches rather than turkey."
"The recipe calls for soaking the ham overnight to reduce the saltiness."
연기가 지나치게 과장되거나 서투른 배우.
An actor whose performance is excessively theatrical, exaggerated, or melodramatic; a bad or unskilled performer.
예문:
"The director warned the lead actor not to be a ham during the serious scenes."
"His performance was so full of unnecessary gestures that the critics dismissed him as a total ham."
취미로 무선 통신을 하는 사람.
An amateur radio operator.
예문:
"As an experienced ham, he was able to communicate with stations across the globe using his homemade equipment."
"The local ham club meets every Saturday to discuss antenna setups and propagation reports."
지나치게 과장하거나 흥감스레 연기하다.
To perform a role in an exaggerated, overly dramatic, or theatrical manner (often used with “up”).
예문:
"He tends to ham it up whenever he knows the camera is focused on him."
"Stop hamming and deliver the lines naturally, or we'll have to reshoot the scene."