humour

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Tính cách hài hước, sự vui nhộn

BrE /ˈhjuːmə/ AmE /ˈhjuːmər/

noun / verb / adjective en → vi

1 JOKING [uncountable] A2

Tính cách hài hước, sự vui nhộn

the quality of being funny or amusing; the ability to make people laugh

  • have a good sense of humour

Collocations sense of humour · dry humour

  • He has a great sense of humour.

    Anh ấy có một sự vui nhộn tuyệt vời.

2 TEASING [uncountable] B1

Trêu chọc, đùa giỡn

the act of joking or making fun of someone, often in a friendly way

  • make jokes about somebody

Collocations tease someone with humour · joke about something

  • She likes to tease her friends with humour.

    Cô ấy thích trêu chọc bạn bè bằng cách đùa giỡn.

1 TREAT [transitive] B2

Xử lý, đối xử với ai đó như thế nào

to treat someone or something in a particular way, especially when this is not fair or kind

  • take somebody seriously

Collocations treat someone with humour · deal with something in a humorous way

  • We should treat everyone with respect and kindness.

    Chúng ta nên đối xử với mọi người một cách tôn trọng và tử tế.

2 ACCEPT [transitive] B2

Chấp nhận,容忍某事物(尤其是当它不理想但你无法改变时)

to accept or tolerate something, especially when it is not ideal but you cannot change it

  • take something seriously

Collocations accept a situation with humour · tolerate something in a humorous way

  • We must take the bad weather as it is.

    Chúng ta phải chấp nhận thời tiết xấu như nó vốn có.

1 PERSON [countable] B1

Người hài hước, người thích đùa giỡn

a person who has a good sense of humour or likes to joke around

  • be a great/humorous person

Collocations humourous character · funny individual

  • He's always the life of the party.

    Anh ấy luôn là người làm cho bữa tiệc trở nên sôi động.

2 OBJECT [countable] B2

Đối tượng bị trêu chọc, đùa giỡn

a person or thing that is being joked about or made fun of

  • be the butt of jokes

Collocations humourous target · joking object

  • He's always the centre of attention.

    Anh ấy luôn là trung tâm của sự chú ý.

1 MEDICINE [uncountable] C1

Thuốc điều trị, thuốc chữa bệnh

a medicine that is used to treat a particular illness or condition

  • take something as medicine

Collocations prescribe humour for a disease · treat an illness with humour

  • The doctor prescribed some medicine.

    Bác sĩ đã kê đơn thuốc.

2 DRINK [uncountable] C1

Thuốc uống, đồ uống có công dụng chữa bệnh

a drink that is made from a mixture of different ingredients, often for medicinal purposes

  • take something as medicine

Collocations humourous drink · medicinal mixture

  • She took the herbal remedy.

    Cô ấy đã uống thuốc thảo dược.