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　　humour形容词：humorous，动词：humour，副词：humourously。

　　noun

　　[U] 幽默;幽默感

　　the quality in sth that makes it funny or amusing; the ability to laugh at things that are amusing

　　a story full of gentle humour

　　充满轻松幽默的故事

　　She ignored his feeble attempt at humour.

　　她没理他想表现却又差劲的幽默。

　　They failed to see the humour of the situation.

　　他们没有看出这情景的滑稽之处。

　　I can't stand people with no sense of humour .

　　我无法忍受毫无幽默感的人。

　　She smiled with a rare flash of humour.

　　她以少有的一丝诙谐微笑了。

　　She has her very own brand of humour.

　　她的幽默很独特。

　　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。

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　　[C, U] (formal) 感觉;心情;精神状态

　　the state of your feelings or mind at a particular time

　　to be in the best of humours

　　情绪极好

　　The meeting dissolved in ill humour .

　　会议不欢而散。

　　to be out of humour (= in a bad mood)

　　心情不好

　　see also good humour, good-humoured at good humour, ill-humoured at ill humour

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　　[C] (old use) 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

　　[VN] 迁就;顺应

　　to agree with sb's wishes, even if they seem unreasonable, in order to keep the person happy

　　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