gammon
gammon1
noun
gammon2
noun
gammon3
(informal, dated, chieflyBrit.)(非正式，旧，主英)
noun
noun
- [mass noun]ham which has been cured or smoked like bacon
熏腿，腊腿
■[count noun]the bottom piece of a side of bacon, including a hind leg
熏猪后腿
- late 15th cent. (denoting the haunch of a pig): from Old Northern French gambon, from gambe 'leg'
gammon2
noun
- a victory in backgammon (carrying a double score) in which the winner removes all his or her pieces before the loser has removed any
（西洋双陆棋的）全胜
- [with obj.]defeat (a backgammon opponent) in such a way
以全胜打败（西洋双陆棋的对手）
- mid 18th cent.: apparently from Old English gamen or gamenian (see game), with survival of the -n ending
gammon3
(informal, dated, chieflyBrit.)(非正式，旧，主英)
noun
- nonsense; rubbish
胡说八道；废话
- [with obj.]hoax or deceive (someone)
愚弄；欺骗（某人）
- early 18th cent.: origin uncertain; the term was first used as criminals' slang in give gammon to 'give cover to a pickpocket' and keep in gammon 'distract (a victim) for a pickpocket'
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- unbaptized adj.未受洗礼的
- unbar vt.拔去门闩，打开
- unbarbered adj.未理发的，未剃须的，未修面的
- unbark vt.剥去（树等）的皮
- unbated adj.未衰减的，未减少的
- unbathed adj.未洗澡的，不湿的
- unbe v.<古>不复是，不存在，<废>使不复是
- unbearable adj.难以忍受的，不能忍受的，经受不住的,承受不住的
- unbearably adv.不能忍受地，无法容忍地,慌
- unbearded adj.无胡须的
- unbeatable adj.打不垮的,不可摧毁的
- unbeaten adj.未被打破、击败或超过的,（路等）人迹罕至（或未至）的,未打过的,未搅拌的
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