Word · Frequency #49143
humor
/ˈhjuːmɝː/
verb
使心情好；让…高兴
核心释义
to make someone feel happy or cheerful
- 1.
使心情愉快
put into a good mood
使心情愉快；迎合；牵就；顺应
用法In use
She humor her little brother by letting him choose the movie.
用法提示：此处humor为动词，表示‘迁就、顺应’他人意愿。
The manager humored the client's request to see a different room.
用法提示：humored是humor的过去式，表示‘迎合’他人的要求。
I don't agree, but I'll humor you for now.
用法提示：humor为动词，表示暂时‘迁就’对方。
humor sb
humor 作动词时指迁就、顺着某人的心意，而不是“逗笑”。
She humored her little brother and let him win the game.
她顺着弟弟的心意，让他赢了那局游戏。
humor sb by doing sth
by 后接动名词，说明用哪种方式来顺应对方。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- humor a child
- 哄孩子开心
- He humored the child with a funny story.他讲了个有趣的故事哄孩子开心。
- humor the boss
- 顺着老板
- She humored the boss until the meeting finally ended.她一直顺着老板，直到会议终于结束。
- humor someone's whim
- 迁就某人的一时兴起
- They humored his whim and drove to the beach.他们迁就他的一时兴起，开车去了海边。
- humor a request
- 顺着某人的请求
- The manager humored her request for a day off.经理顺着她的请求，准了她一天假。
- humor an old friend
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作为及物动词，后接宾语，表示迎合、牵就或顺应。
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