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humors

/ˈhjuːmərz/ /ˈjuːmərz/

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noun

幽默，风趣。

The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.

Examples :

"She has a great sense of humour, and I always laugh a lot whenever we get together."

她很有幽默感，每次我们聚在一起的时候，我总是笑个不停。

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noun

情绪，心情，心境

A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.

Examples :

"He was in a particularly vile humour that afternoon."

那天下午，他的心情特别糟糕，简直是无理取闹。

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noun

体液, 體液。

Any of the fluids in an animal body, especially the four "cardinal humours" of blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm that were believed to control the health and mood of the human body.

Examples :

"In the old medical books, doctors believed a person's personality was determined by the balance of their humors, like blood and phlegm. "

在古代医书中，医生们认为人的性格是由体内的体液平衡决定的，比如血液和黏液。

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noun

眼房水，玻璃体。

Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.

Examples :

"The ophthalmologist examined the humors of her eye to check for any signs of inflammation or damage. "

眼科医生检查了她的眼房水和玻璃体，以查看是否有炎症或损伤的迹象。

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noun

湿气，潮气。

Moist vapour, moisture.

Examples :

"After a long run, the athlete could feel the humors gathering as fine droplets of sweat on their forehead. "

长跑之后，运动员能感觉到湿气在额头上聚集，变成细小的汗珠。

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verb

迁就，纵容

To pacify by indulging.

Examples :

"I try to humors my toddler with a cookie when he gets fussy in the grocery store. "

当我的孩子在超市里闹腾的时候，我通常会给他一块饼干，想以此来迁就他，让他安静下来。

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