humor

noun

/ˈhjuːmə(r)/

/ˈhjuːmər/

(US English)

(British English humour)

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[uncountable] the quality in something that makes it funny; the ability to laugh at things that are funny幽默；幽默感
- It was a story full of gentle humor.这是一个充满温和幽默的故事。
- She ignored his feeble attempt at humor.她忽略了他微弱的幽默尝试。
- They failed to see the humor of the situation.他们看不到形势的幽默。
- I can't stand people with no sense of humor.我不能忍受没有幽默感的人。
- to have a dry/keen/wicked/wry sense of humor缺乏/敏锐/邪恶/扭曲的幽默感
- She smiled with a rare flash of humor.她带着罕见的幽默微笑。
- She has her very own brand of humor.她有自己独特的幽默。
- The movie is only funny if you appreciate French humor (= things that cause French people to laugh).只有当你欣赏法国幽默时，这部电影才是有趣的。
[countable, uncountable] (formal) the state of your feelings or mind at a particular time感觉；心情；精神状态
- to be in the best of humors心情最好
- The meeting dissolved in ill humor.会议在不愉快中结束了。
- out of humor to be out of humor (= in a bad mood)心情不好
- The remarks were made in good humor.这些话是很幽默的。
[countable] (old use) one of the four liquids that were thought in the past to be in a person’s body and to influence health and character体液（旧时认为存在人体内，有四种，可影响健康和性格）

verb

/ˈhjuːmə(r)/

/ˈhjuːmər/

(US English)

(British English humour)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they humor	/ˈhjuːmə(r)/ /ˈhjuːmər/
he / she / it humors	/ˈhjuːməz/ /ˈhjuːmərz/
past simple humored	/ˈhjuːməd/ /ˈhjuːmərd/
past participle humored	/ˈhjuːməd/ /ˈhjuːmərd/
-ing form humoring	/ˈhjuːmərɪŋ/ /ˈhjuːmərɪŋ/

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humor somebody to agree with somebody’s wishes, even if they seem unreasonable, in order to keep the person happy迁就；顺应
- She thought it best to humor him rather than get into an argument.她认为最好是迁就他，而不是卷入争论。

BNC: 49143 COCA: 3057

humor