新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

humour

英  [ˈhjuːmə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • humours

    1[U 不可数名词] 幽默

    You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration to others.

    她的幽默与坚毅对其他人来说是一种鼓舞。

    2[U 不可数名词] 幽默性 , 令人发笑之处

    Humour is a quality in something that makes you laugh, for example in a situation, in someone's words or actions, or in a book or movie.

    双语例句

    例:

    She felt sorry for the man but couldn't ignore the humour of the situation.

    她很同情这个男人,但面对此情此景又不禁觉得好笑。

    3[C, U 有变体名词] 心情

    If you are in a good humour, you feel cheerful and happy, and are pleasant to people. If you are in a bad humour, you feel bad tempered and unhappy, and are unpleasant to people.

    近义词

    temper

    双语例句

    例:

    Christina was still not clear why he had been in such ill humour.

    克里斯蒂娜仍不明白为什么他的心情一直这么糟。

    4[U 不可数名词] 精神状态

    If you do something with good humour, you do it cheerfully and pleasantly.

    双语例句

    例:

    Hugo bore his illness with great courage and good humour.

    雨果以巨大的勇气和良好的精神状态面对疾病。

    VERB. 动词
  • humours , humouring , humoured

    1[T 及物动词] 迁就

    If you humour someone who is behaving strangely, you try to please them or pretend to agree with them, so that they will not become upset.

    双语例句

    例:

    She disliked Dido but was prepared to tolerate her for a weekend in order to humour her husband.

    她讨厌黛朵,但为了迁就自己的丈夫,准备容忍她一个周末。

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