humour

noun

1. 幽默；幽默感
   the quality in sth that makes it funny or amusing; the ability to laugh at things that are amusing
   1. a story full of gentle humour
      充满轻松幽默的故事
   2. She ignored his feeble attempt at humour.
      她没理他想表现却又差劲的幽默。
   3. They failed to see the humour of the situation.
      他们没有看出这情景的滑稽之处。
   4. I can't stand people with no sense of humour .
      我无法忍受毫无幽默感的人。
   5. She smiled with a rare flash of humour.
      她以少有的一丝诙谐微笑了。
   6. She has her very own brand of humour.
      她的幽默很独特。
   7. The film is only funny if you appreciate French humour (= things that cause French people to laugh) .
      只有能理解法国式的幽默才会领略这部电影的趣味。
2. 感觉；心情；精神状态
   the state of your feelings or mind at a particular time
   1. to be in the best of humours
      情绪极好
   2. The meeting dissolved in ill humour .
      会议不欢而散。
   3. to be out of humour (= in a bad mood)
      心情不好
3. 体液（旧时认为存在人体内，有四种，可影响健康和性格）
   one of the four liquids that were thought in the past to be in a person's body and to influence health and character

verb

1. 迁就；顺应
   to agree with sb's wishes, even if they seem unreasonable, in order to keep the person happy
   1. She thought it best to humour him rather than get into an argument.
      她想最好是顺他的意，而不和他争吵。

in AM, use 美国英语用 humor


1. See also: Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration to others. sense of humour
2. N-UNCOUNT 幽默;诙谐;滑稽
   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 film.
   1. She felt sorry for the man but couldn't ignore the humour of the situation.
      她很同情这个男人，但这一情景又让她忍俊不禁。
3. N-VAR 心情;情绪
   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.
   1. Christina was still not clear why he had been in such ill humour...
      克里斯蒂娜仍搞不清楚为什么他情绪这么差。
   2. Next day, Louis XIV was in the best of humours...
      第二天，路易十四心情好得不得了。
   3. Did the old boy drink? Could that have been the source of his good humour?
      那老头儿喝酒了吗？会不会是因此心情大好呢？
4. N-UNCOUNT 精神状态
   If you do something with good humour, you do it cheerfully and pleasantly.
   1. 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。
5. VERB 迁就;迎合
   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.
   1. She disliked Dido but was prepared to tolerate her for a weekend in order to humour her husband.
      她不喜欢迪多，但准备暂时忍受她一个周末，以迁就自己的丈夫。

1. This comedy of contemporary manners is told with compassion and acid humour.
   这部当代风尚喜剧杂糅了悲悯的情怀和尖酸的幽默。
2. A bit of charm and humour would not go amiss
   人有点吸引力和幽默感总是好的。
3. He had a terrific sense of humour and could be very amusing
   他极具幽默感，很会逗人发笑。
4. There was a sense of humour to what he did that I found very appealing
   他举手投足间流露出一种幽默感，我觉得很有魅力。
5. He has continued to write with a bluff, vivid humour about Yorkshire life.
   他继续用一种直白而又诙谐生动的笔触描绘着约克郡的生活。
6. He had a clownish sense of humour.
   他有一种非常滑稽的幽默感。
7. Her tale has a consciously youthful tone and storyline, combined with a sly humour.
   她的故事有意采用富于青春气息的笔调和情节，同时还带些调侃。
8. The band have a droll sense of humour.
   这个乐队有一种滑稽古怪的幽默感。
9. His sense of humour allowed him to face adversaries with equanimity
   他的幽默感让他能够平静地面对对手。
10. He had recovered his equilibrium and even his good humour, somehow.
    不知怎的，他已经恢复了平静，连心情也变好了。
11. Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration to others.
    她的幽默言谈和坚定决心对其他人来说是一种鼓舞。
12. She felt sorry for the man but couldn't ignore the humour of the situation.
    她很同情这个男人，但这一情景又让她忍俊不禁。
13. Christina was still not clear why he had been in such ill humour
    克里斯蒂娜仍搞不清楚为什么他情绪这么差。
14. Next day, Louis XIV was in the best of humours
    第二天，路易十四心情好得不得了。
15. Did the old boy drink? Could that have been the source of his good humour?
    那老头儿喝酒了吗？会不会是因此心情大好呢？
16. 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。
17. She disliked Dido but was prepared to tolerate her for a weekend in order to humour her husband.
    她不喜欢迪多，但准备暂时忍受她一个周末，以迁就自己的丈夫。
18. I can see you have a keen sense of humour.
    我能看出你极具幽默感。
19. His delightful sense of humour won him a legion of friends.
    他的幽默风趣为他赢得了众多的朋友。
20. He used his incredible sense of humour to lift my spirits
    他用自己不可思议的幽默感逗我开心。
21. For a while the artist completely lost his way. The famous humour gave way to sentimental nonsense
    有一阵子这位艺术家完全迷失了方向，其出了名的幽默风趣被伤感而煽情的不知所云取而代之。
22. A wicked, mordant sense of humour has come to the fore in Blur's world.
    布勒的世界里已出现了一种恶意、刻薄的幽默感。
23. He had enormous charm and a great sense of humour.
    他极富魅力而且非常有幽默感。
24. This book is suffused with Shaw's characteristic wry Irish humour
    这本书充满了萧伯纳独特的爱尔兰式幽默与嘲讽。
25. The humour and throwaway lines ensure that the piece never loses its pace.
    幽默和即兴的台词确保了这出戏自始至终的流畅。
26. His sense of humour was really unsettling.
    他的幽默感确实令人不安。
27. She had a wicked sense of humour
    她有种古灵精怪的幽默感。
28. There is a wry sense of humour in his work.
    他的作品带有一种讽刺意味的幽默。
29. You ought to humour your younger brother a little.
    你该让着弟弟一点。

noun

1. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
   1. she didn't appreciate my humor
   2. you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor

   Synonym:    humorsense of humorsense of humour

2. the quality of being funny
   1. I fail to see the humor in it

   Synonym:    humor

3. the liquid parts of the body

   Synonym:    liquid body substancebodily fluidbody fluidhumor

4. (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
   1. the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile

   Synonym:    humor

5. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

   Synonym:    withumorwitticismwittiness

6. a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
   1. whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
   2. he was in a bad humor

   Synonym:    tempermoodhumor

verb

1. put into a good mood

   Synonym:    humor