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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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