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。
使心情愉快；迎合；牵就；顺应
to make someone feel happy or cheerful
使心情愉快
put into a good mood
一般现在时
She always humors her children.
她总是迁就她的孩子。
一般过去时
He humored his friend's request.
他迁就了朋友的请求。
现在完成时
They have humored him for years.
他们已经迁就他多年了。
humor作为动词意为迎合、迁就，是规则动词。
She humor her little brother by letting him choose the movie.
她顺着她弟弟的意思，让他选电影。
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.
经理顺应了客户想看另一个房间的要求。
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.
我不同意，但暂时顺着你。
用法提示：humor为动词，表示暂时‘迁就’对方。
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。
by 后接动名词，说明用哪种方式来顺应对方。
He humored his guest by pretending to admire the painting.
他假装欣赏那幅画，以此迁就客人。
with 后接名词，表示用来迁就对方的东西或话语。
The nurse humored the old man with a few kind words.
护士说了几句贴心话，顺着老人的心意。
用于被动语态时，主语是被迁就、被顺着的一方。
His whims were humored by the whole household.
他那些一时兴起的念头，全家人都顺着他。
grammar · medium
易错句子She always humors with her little brother when he cries.
正确表达She always humors her little brother when he cries.
humor 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语（humor sb.），不能像 go along with 那样加介词 with。汉语“迁就/顺着某人”的说法里也没有对应介词，所以应去掉 with，让名词短语直接作宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子Although he disagreed, he humored and stayed quiet.
正确表达Although he disagreed, he humored her and stayed quiet.
humor 是及物动词，必须带宾语，指明“顺着谁”。汉语里已知的宾语常可省略，但英语此处不能省，需要补出 humored 后的宾语 her。
grammar · medium
易错句子She always humor her son when he cries.
正确表达She always humors her son when he cries.
主语 She 是第三人称单数，一般现在时的谓语动词要加 -s，所以用 humors。汉语动词没有数的变化，学习者容易漏掉这个词尾。
humor 指顺着对方的情绪或念头配合一下，使其心情转好，通常是一次性的、策略性的迁就；indulge 语气更重，指一味满足甚至放纵对方的欲望，常带批评色彩，且常用 indulge in 表示沉溺于某事。
humor 重点在安抚情绪、顺着对方的意思让他舒心；amuse 重点在娱乐性，用有趣的东西引人发笑或消遣，不含迁就、顺从之意。
please 泛指让人满意、高兴，适用范围很广，不含顺着对方脾气的意味；humor 特指迁就某人的情绪或怪念头来安抚他，常暗示勉强或出于策略。
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。
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。
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。
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。
迁就老朋友
I humored my old friend and listened to his story again.
我迁就老朋友，又听了一遍他的故事。
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顺着客人的意思
The host humored his guests and let them pick the music.
主人顺着客人的意思，让他们挑音乐。