Word · Frequency #3219
humour
使高兴；使愉快
核心释义
put into a good mood
- 1.
使高兴
put into a good mood
使高兴；使满足；迁就
用法In use
She always humours her grandfather by listening to his old stories patiently.
用法提示：humours 作为动词第三人称单数形式，表示迁就、迎合。
The teacher humoured the student's request to explain the concept again.
用法提示：humoured 作为过去式，表示顺从别人的意愿。
I think you are just humouring me, but I appreciate the effort.
用法提示：humouring 作为现在分词，表示迁就的行为。
humour sb
及物动词，宾语通常是人，表示哄某人使其高兴。
The nurse humoured the old man until he calmed down.
护士哄着那位老人，直到他平静下来。
humour sb by doing sth
by 后接动名词，说明哄某人的具体方式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- humour me
- 迁就我一下；让着我
- Just humour me and try the soup.就迁就我一下，尝尝这汤吧。
- humour a child
- 哄孩子；迁就孩子
- She humoured the child by letting him choose the story.她迁就那个孩子，让他选故事。
- humour someone's whims
- 迁就某人的一时兴起
- He humoured his partner's whims throughout the trip.整个旅程他都在迁就伴侣的任性要求。
- humour the patient
- 顺着病人（以使其高兴）
- The nurse humoured the patient to keep her calm.护士顺着病人，让她保持平静。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 humour 拆成 hum + our：给我们哼歌，使我们高兴。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：书面表达、正式交流、描述安抚或迁就他人的情境 该动词义表示“使高兴、让人心情好”，通常多用于较正式或书面的表达，比较常见于叙述或描写中；日常口语里单独使用较少，常换成 make someone happy 或 cheer someone up。具体选择可随搭配和语境调整。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only tumour is a true rhyme in BrE (/ˈtjuːmə/). The other -our words are spelling lookalikes: colour, flavour, honour and labour have different vowel sounds; rumour has /uː/ rather than /juː/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.