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ham it up
这是最常用的固定搭配，意思是“夸张做作地表演”；it 不能换成其他词。
The actor really hammed it up in the final scene.
那位演员在最后一个场景里确实表演过火了。
夸张表演；表演过火
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夸张表演；表演过火
to overact; to act with exaggerated emotion
The actor really hammed it up in the final scene.
那位演员在最后一个场景里确实表演过火了。
常与 it up 连用，如 ham it up。
表演过火；以夸张的情感表演。
To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
ham
Base
原形
hams
3rd person
第三人称单数
hamming
-ing
现在分词
hammed
Past
过去式
hammed
Past participle
过去分词
He often hams during performances.
他常在表演中演得过火。
She hammed her part in the play yesterday.
她昨天在剧中把自己的角色演得过火。
The comedian is hamming for the audience right now.
那位喜剧演员现在正在为观众做作地表演。
动词ham常指过度做作地表演，尤其在舞台上。
The actor hammed it up during the final scene, making the audience laugh.
那位演员在最后一幕中表演过火，逗得观众大笑。
Stop hamming and deliver your lines naturally!
别演得那么夸张，自然地念你的台词！
He always hams his role in school plays.
他在学校戏剧中总是把自己扮演的角色演得过火。
这是最常用的固定搭配，意思是“夸张做作地表演”；it 不能换成其他词。
The actor really hammed it up in the final scene.
那位演员在最后一个场景里确实表演过火了。
也可写作 ham [something] up；名词宾语可放在 up 前后，代词则必须放在中间，如 ham it up。
She hammed up the love scene.
她把那场爱情戏演得夸张过火。
Not this
He was very ham in the school play.
Use this
He hammed in the school play.
“ham”是动词，表示“表演过火”，不是形容词，不能放在 be 动词后作表语；这里应用过去式 hammed。
Not this
His ham made everyone laugh.
Use this
His hamming made everyone laugh.
“ham”作名词指“火腿”或“滥演员”，不能表示“夸张表演”这一行为；作主语时要使用动名词 hamming。
Not this
He hammed the play.
Use this
He hammed in the play.
“ham”是不及物动词，不能直接接“the play”作宾语；要表达“在剧中表演过火”，需要用介词 in 引出表演的场合。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
表演过火；夸张表演
He loves to ham it up whenever he tells a story.
他讲故事时总喜欢夸张表演。
把一场戏演得过火
The comedian hammed up the scene to make the audience laugh.
那位喜剧演员把这场戏演得过于夸张，逗得观众大笑。
在镜头前夸张表演
She always hams it up for the camera at family gatherings.
在家庭聚会上，她总在镜头前夸张表演。
表演过火；夸张地表演
The actor really hammed it up in the dramatic scene.
那位演员在戏剧场景中表演得非常夸张。
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把 ham 想成‘火腿’：一只大火腿在台上拼命抢戏、动作夸张，就是表演过火（hamming）。
语域：informal 常见场景：戏剧表演、喜剧表演、日常口语 作为动词时，通常用于非正式场合，多指在戏剧或影视表演中夸张做作，比较常见于“ham it up”这类表达。
通常用于短语 ham it up 中，表示表演过火
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