humours

英 [ˈhjuːməz]

美 [ˈhjuːmərz]

n.  幽默; 幽默感; 感觉; 心情; 精神状态; 体液(旧时认为存在人体内，有四种，可影响健康和性格)
v.  迁就; 顺应
humour的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 humor


• See also:Her humour and determination were a source of inspiration to others.sense of humour
• N-UNCOUNT 幽默;诙谐;滑稽
  Humouris 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。
• N-VAR 心情;情绪
  If you areina goodhumour, you feel cheerful and happy, and are pleasant to people. If you areina badhumour, 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？
• N-UNCOUNT 精神状态
  If you do something with goodhumour, 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。
• VERB 迁就;迎合
  If youhumoursomeone 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。

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