The hams were cooked whole.是什么意思？

The hams were cooked whole.

这些火腿是整条烹制的。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

hams

n. 火腿( ham的名词复数 )，大腿后部，无线电通讯爱好者，拙劣演员（尤指表演过火者）；

例句
Pigs were butchered, hams were hung to dry from the ceiling.
杀了猪，猪腿挂在天花板上风干。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

cooked

adj. 煮[烹]熟的；v. 烹调( cook的过去式和过去分词 )，编造，篡改，密谋；

例句
With them also lived Mary Burinda, who cooked and cleaned...
和他们同住的还有玛丽·伯琳达，她负责做饭和打扫卫生。

whole

adj. 全部的，所有的，完整的；n. 整体，整个，全部；

例句
The whole system should be abolished.
整个制度应该被废除。