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| 1 | the quality that makes a situation or entertainment funny 幽默；滑稽 |
| a novel full of humour 妙趣横生的小说 |
| not see the humour in sth (=not think something is funny) They laughed at things she didn’ t see the humour in. 不觉得某事好笑 |
| | 1a | something said or done that is funny 令人发笑的事 | | He made a hopeless attempt at humour. 他试图说些好笑的事，但根本无济于事。 | |
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| 2 | the ability to know when something is funny , and to laugh at funny situations 幽默感；感受幽默的能力 |
| His colleagues remember him for his humour and loyalty. 同事们忘不了他的幽默和忠诚。 |
| sense of humour Sally is a friendly person with a great sense of humour. 萨莉对人友善，富有幽默感。 |
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| 3 | formal someone’ s mood 心情；心境；情绪 |
| Fred’ s comments did nothing to improve Jo’ s humour. 弗雷德的评论未能改善乔的心情。 |
| in (a) good/bad humour He laughed again, obviously in a good humour. 他又笑了，显然心情很好。 |
| Words frequently used with humour | | humour 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | black, dry, gentle, grim, morbid, sardonic, tongue-in-cheek, wry, | 1 | | | |
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