| 单词 | humorous |
| 释义 | humorous From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhumoroushu‧mor‧ous /ˈhjuːmərəs $ ˈhjuː-, ˈjuː-/ ●●○ adjectiveFUNNYfunny and enjoyablehumorous storiesThe film has some mildly humorous moments.► see thesaurus at funny —humorously adverbRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say something is funny rather than humorous:He told lots of funny stories.Examples from the Corpushumorous• It was a brilliant speech - clear, precise and humorous.• Joyce thought this last remark was humorous.• The book is a humorous account of a young man's travels in South America.• humorous birthday cards• Dorothy was trying to make what she said humorous, but Harriet felt threatened.• The novel is a humorous but often painful odyssey through the next three decades of Dolores' life.• There's even a terrifying, bleakly humorous description of the state of Kinshasa's one nuclear reactor.• It was a half way humorous remark.• Although occasionally humorous, the work presents a bleak view of urban alienation.• There were a son and daughter of the marriage: the daughter married the humorous writer Paul Jennings. |
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