Word familyadjectivehumoralhumoristichumoroushumourlesshumoursomenounhumoralismhumoralisthumoreskhumoristhumorousnesshumoursomenesshumouradverbhumorallyhumorously
brand of humour• Presenter, Jim Bowen, puts the contestants at ease with his own brand of humour.• I was by no means immune from this brand of humour.
humour2British EnglishBrE, humor American English verb [transitiveT]
AGREEto do what someone wants or to pretend to agree with them so that they do not become upset 迁就,迎合
‘Of course, ’ he said, humouring her.
“当然了。”他迎合着她的意思说道。
Examples from the Corpus
humour• Shana was forced to resort to humouring me rather than getting into arguments with me.• I want the police to look for her, not humour me.• She wasn't even going to humour Mrs Fanshawe any more.• Children go through defined periods of oppositional behaviour and may need humouring out of them.• I humoured the old lady, who soon went on her way.