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gammon

/ˈɡæmən/

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noun

腌猪后腿肉，火腿肉。

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

Examples :

"We're having gammon and chips for dinner tonight. "

我们今晚晚餐吃腌猪后腿肉火腿和薯条。

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verb

腌制，盐腌。

To cure bacon by salting.

Examples :

"My grandfather used to gammon his own bacon in the shed behind the house, but he doesn't have the strength for it anymore. "

我爷爷过去常常在屋后的棚子里自己用盐腌制培根，但他现在没力气再做了。

food agriculture process

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noun

双陆棋大胜，背双。

A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.

Examples :

"My brother finally achieved a gammon in his backgammon game, winning easily. "

我哥哥的双陆棋游戏终于赢得了一次背双, 轻而易举地获胜了。

game achievement

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noun

双陆棋，步步高

Backgammon (the game itself).

Examples :

"After dinner, we set up the board and played a quick game of gammon. "

晚饭后，我们摆好棋盘，快速玩了一局双陆棋。

game entertainment

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verb

大胜, 完胜

To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).

Examples :

""In the backgammon game last night, my opponent was so far ahead that he gammoned me easily; I didn't even get to remove a single checker from the board." "

昨晚的西洋双陆棋比赛中，我的对手遥遥领先，轻松大胜了我，我甚至没能移走一颗棋子。

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noun

首索，艏索。

A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).

Examples :

"The shipwright tightened the gammon, securing the bowsprit firmly to the stem of the tall ship. "

船匠拉紧了首索，将那艘高大帆船的艏斜桅牢牢地固定在船首柱上。

nautical sailing

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verb

捆扎, 缚住。

To lash with ropes (on a ship).

Examples :

"The sailors gammoned the heavy cargo securely to the ship's deck. "

水手们用绳索把沉重的货物牢牢地捆扎在甲板上。

nautical sailing technical

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noun

胡说八道，瞎扯。

Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.

Examples :

""Don't pay any attention to Sarah's gammon; she's just trying to get a rise out of you." "

别理会莎拉的胡说八道，她只是想逗你生气。

language communication

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verb

欺骗，哄骗。

To deceive; to lie plausibly to.

Examples :

"He tried to gammon the teacher into believing his dog ate his homework. "

他试图哄骗老师，让老师相信他的狗吃了他的作业。

character moral attitude communication

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noun

老顽固，右翼老白男，反动派.

A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.

Examples :

""The local newspaper often publishes angry letters from gammon complaining about young people's fashion and political correctness." "

当地报纸经常刊登一些老顽固的愤怒来信，他们抱怨年轻人的时尚和政治正确。

politics culture age person attitude society