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单词 humour
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humour

There was not a trace of feigning good humour.You need quite a sense of humour to find that amusing.She has taken her newfound fame in good humour. Good humour will get you only so far.And all of it took place in a gentle mist of good humour.The humour hid a dry determination.His humour is dry and he has the ability to join in a fight, unlike his shiny gold friend.Oh and, by the way, you needed a sense of humour and warmth.On the contrary, they ask us to face them head on with courage, humour and fortitude.Pity that their dry northern humour seems a little jaded.Despite losing his voice to cancer he was full of courage and humour.They gave me extra help with good humour and understanding.These are the people who used humour to avoid conflict in the playground.Thankfully there was still lots of humour on the terraces.It shows how much people love the programme and how much humour they find in it.The other books have been humour with emotional bits.For me the most important trait in a man is humour.You are finding humour in many situations and others see a new side to you.What is missing here is humour and warmth.He has a wry sense of humour and an astonishing smile.His dry humour could soothe the most fraught situation.Her good humour is strictly for company.The humour of the people is in a league of its own.His sense of humour still had not left him.The unification feels contrived: it is only the humour that feels true.What he does very well is down-to-earth physical humour.Typically, he fought the disease with humour and courage.Despite a few good lines, too much of the humour feels thin and gentle.A personal trainer with a sense of humour is something to be treasured.I see only those with a very short attention span and a cruel sense of humour finding it entertaining.Q Why do you think that your brand of humour has become so popular?

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humour

British English: humour /ˈhjuːmə/ NOUN
You can refer to the amusing things that people say as their humour.
She is a fan of his outrageous humour.
  • American English: humor
  • Arabic: دُعَابَةٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: humor
  • Chinese: 幽默
  • Croatian: humor
  • Czech: humor
  • Danish: humor
  • Dutch: humor
  • European Spanish: humor gracia
  • Finnish: huumori
  • French: humour
  • German: Humor
  • Greek: χιούμορ
  • Italian: umorismo
  • Japanese: ユーモア
  • Korean: 유머
  • Norwegian: humor
  • Polish: humor
  • European Portuguese: humor
  • Romanian: umor
  • Russian: юмор
  • Latin American Spanish: humor
  • Swedish: humor
  • Thai: อารมณ์ขัน
  • Turkish: mizah
  • Ukrainian: гумор
  • Vietnamese: sự hài hước
British English: humour VERB
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.
She disliked the singer but was prepared to tolerate her for a weekend in order to humor her husband.
  • American English: humor
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fazer a vontade de
  • Chinese: 迁就
  • European Spanish: complacer
  • French: faire plaisir à
  • German: seinen Willen lassen
  • Italian: assecondare
  • Japanese: 機嫌をとる
  • Korean: 비위를 맞추다
  • European Portuguese: fazer a vontade a
  • Latin American Spanish: complacer

All related terms of 'humour'

Chinese translation of 'humour'

humour

or (US) humor
(ˈhjuːməʳ)

n (u)

  1. 幽默 (yōumò)

vt

  1. [person] 迎合 (yínghé)
    sense of humour 幽默感 (yōumògǎn)
    to be in good/bad humour 情绪(緒)好/不好 (qíngxù hǎo/bù hǎo)
(noun) 
Definition
the quality of being funny
She couldn't ignore the humour of the situation.
Synonyms
comedy
He and I provided the comedy with songs and monologues.
funniness
fun
She had a great sense of fun.
amusement
funny side
jocularity
facetiousness
ludicrousness
drollery
comical aspect
Opposites
grief
,
gravity
,
sadness
,
sorrow
,
seriousness
,
melancholy
,
sobriety
,
solemnity
(noun) 
Definition
a state of mind
Could that have been the source of his good humour?
Synonyms
mood
You are clearly in a good mood today.
spirits
temper
He's known for his placid temper.
disposition
his friendly and cheerful disposition
frame of mind
She was not in the right frame of mind to continue.
(noun) 
The play blended light humour with serious themes.
Synonyms
joking
jokes
comedy
wit
Bill was known for his biting wit.
gags (informal)
farce
jesting
jests
wisecracks (informal)
pleasantry
witticisms
wittiness
(noun) 
Synonyms
whim
We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
mood
fancy
His interest was just a passing fancy.
bent
a bent for natural history
bias
There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias.
freak
quirk
the quirks and foibles of people in everyday situations
propensity
She hadn't reckoned on his propensity for violence.
vagary
a coat as a provision against the vagaries of the weather
protection against operational vagaries
(verb) 
Definition
to be kind and indulgent to
She humoured her boss to avoid arguments.
Synonyms
indulge
She did not agree with indulging children.
accommodate
go along with
spoil
Spoil yourself with a new perfume this summer.
flatter
I knew he was just flattering me.
pamper
Her parents have pampered her since the day she was born.
gratify
Her work at the Treasury gratified her sense of self-importance.
pander to
mollify
cosset
fawn on
Opposites
oppose
,
stand up to
,
aggravate

subject word lists

See Bodily humours

Quotations

Humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain [Edward De Bono]
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding [Agnes Repplier – In Pursuit of Laughter]The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven [Mark Twain – Following the Equator]There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor [H.L. Mencken – A Mencken Chrestomathy]There seems to be no lengths to which humorless people will not go to analyze humor. It seems to worry them [Robert Benchley – What Does It Mean?]Humour is falling downstairs if you do it while in the act of warning your wife not to [Kenneth Bird]Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquillity [James Thurber]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bent
Definition
personal inclination or aptitude
a bent for natural history
Synonyms
inclination,
ability,
taste,
facility,
talent,
leaning,
tendency,
preference,
faculty,
forte,
flair,
knack,
penchant,
bag (slang),
propensity,
aptitude,
predisposition,
predilection,
proclivity (formal),
turn of mind
in the sense of bias
Definition
mental tendency, esp. prejudice
There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias.
Synonyms
prejudice,
leaning,
bent,
tendency,
inclination,
penchant,
intolerance,
bigotry,
propensity,
favouritism,
predisposition,
nepotism,
unfairness,
predilection,
proclivity (formal),
partiality,
narrow-mindedness,
proneness,
one-sidedness
in the sense of disposition
Definition
a person's usual temperament
his friendly and cheerful disposition
Synonyms
character,
nature,
spirit,
make-up,
constitution,
temper,
temperament

Synonyms of 'humour'

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