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Hum-int /'hjuimint/ noun [U] the activity or job of collecting secret information about people or govern­ments () it mu, i

hum mingbird /'hAmir)b3:d; NAmE -b3:rd/ noun a small brightly coloured bird that lives in warm countries and that can stay in one place in the air by beating its wings very fast, making a continuous low sound (= a humming sound) 4 )

hum-mock /'hxmek/ noun (BrE) a small hill or pile of earth/Jnill; /JvEn

hum mus (also hou-mous) /'humas; 'huimas/ noun [U] a type of food, originally from the Middle East, that is a soft mixture of chickpeas, oil and garlic )3| $£ a. i/g

hu mon gous (also hu-mun-gous) /hjui'mAijgas/ adj. {informal) very big SAW; $;Alft EHBenormous

humor, humor-less (NAmE) = humour, humour­less

hu-rnor-ist /‘hjuimarist/ noun a person who is famous for writing or telling amusing stories      M

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hu mor-OUS Onw/'hjuimaras/ adj. funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour jf W Hi ft; A ft: He gave a humorous account of their trip to Spain.          ftMBA:£

ho 0 He had a wide mouth and humorous grey eyes, ft A-^A»$E, --X*?tfgft#cS[U# o o note at funny ► hu-mor-ous-ly adv.: The poem humorously describes local characters and traditions.   ^Ufa

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hu mour 0-w {BrE) (NAmE humor) /'hjuima(r)/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 [U] the quality in sth that makes it funny or amusing; the ability to laugh at things that are amusing lillA lillK/i: a story full of gentle humour iKftiW 0 She ignored his feeble attempt at humour. ft 0 They failed to see the humour of the situation. ft CT/M        If f: ft ft £

o I can’t stand people with no sense of humour. A}&iS^^AiiI£/jSft Ac 0 She smiled with a rare flash of humour. ft fat A A ft —* ^if T o o She has her very own brand of humour. ftfti&l^ft^# o o The film is only funny if you appreciate French humour (= things that cause French people to laugh). K A ft Ml? All A ft 2 [C, U] {formal) the state of your feelings or mind at a particular time ■$£; /fr 'If;            to be in the best of humours     0

The meeting dissolved in ill humour. ^ XA ffo tfco 0 to be out of humour (= in a bad mood)          — see

also GOOD HUMOUR, GOOD-HUMOURED at GOOD HUMOUR, ILL-HUMOURED at ILL HUMOUR 3 [C] {old USe) one of the four liquids that were thought in the past to be in a person’s body and to influence health and char­acter ( IH Bl A A Aft A,      ni&umm

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• verb [VN] to agree with sb’s wishes, even if they seem unreasonable, in order to keep the person happy JlUfj&t: She thought it best to humour him rather than get into an argument. ft*!!!#? JiMftftl£, M^FfP

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hu mour less (BrE) {NAmE hu-mor-less) /'hjuimalas; NAmE -arias/ adj. not having or showing the ability to laugh at things that other people think are amusing A

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hump/hAmp/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 a large lump that sticks out above the surface of sth, especially the ground ( -f - M ± (ft ) A PH #/;

( A #3 ) ±1K, A, Ik]: the dark hump of the mountain in the distance iSftiiiAftliMMftllJ 0 (BrE) a road/ speed/traffic hump (- a hump on a road that forces traffic to drive more slowly) ^-g&AftPUMI&JK 2 a large lump on the back of some animals, especially camels ( 3£/®zj/j$/ft ) il#; ( Ajs ) l&rtf 3 a large lump on the back of a person, caused by an unusual curve in the spine (= the row of bones in the middle of the back)

( Aft ) IT»T71 be over the 'hump to have done the most difficult part of sth TuAftS/tfift^^h iSMft get/take the hump (Br£, informal) to become annoyed or upset about sth ^ ^ ft ( Aft ) : Fans get the hump when the team loses, ft PA A f ll PA ft

mverb [VN] 1 (BrE) to carry sth heavy ( JI^M : I’ve been humping furniture around all day.     — iAft

MMo 2 {taboo, slang) to have sex with sb ^ A )

hump-back/‘hAmpbaek/ noun 1 - humpback whale

2 = HUNCHBACK

.humpback 'bridge (also .humpbacked bridge)

noun {BrE) a small bridge that slopes steeply on both

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.humpback 'whale (also hump-back) noun a large whale (= a very large sea animal) with a back shaped like aHUMP9£#!g;

humped /hAmpt/ adj. having a hump or humps; shaped like a hump ^f|^®#lft;     ft: a humped

back f f o He was tall and broad with humped

shoulders. ItMi^ft^,

humph exclamation the way of writing the sound /hamf/ that people use to show they do not believe sth or do not approve of it (      /hamf/ ft^,

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hu-mun-gous = humongous

humus /'hjuimas/ noun [U] a substance made from dead leaves and plants, added to soil to help plants grow Jgf

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Hum-vee™ /'hAmvi:/ noun {especially NAmE) a modern military vehicle like a jeep  )

Hun /hAn/ noun {pi. Huns or the Hun) {informal) an offen­sive word for a German person, used especially during the First and Second World Wars ( H$F,

hunch /hAntJV verb, noun

mverb to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back ^          ^        ^ /ft : [V]

She leaned forward, hunching over the desk. ft # ft fitf {$,        _fco O [VN] He hunched his shoulders

and thrust his hands deep into his pockets, ftfa^lf Jft, M.

► hunched adj.: a hunched figure A) ##ft AM 0 He sat hunched over his breakfast, fife *7

mnoun a feeling that sth is true even though you do not have any evidence to prove it        J[^: It seemed

that the doctor’s hunch had been right. AEAftlL #JSXtfto 0 I had a hunch (that) you’d be back.

Ao 0 to follow/back your hunches hunch-back/'hAntJbaek/ (also hump-back) noun {offen­sive) a person who has a hump on their back # ft A ► hunch-backed /'hAntJbaekt/ adj. hun-dred 0-w/'hAndrad/ number {plural verb)

1                  100    : One hundred (of the children) have already

been placed with foster families.         ( JL3[ ) E^

0 There were just a hundred of them there. life /fH IP I H Af ~~ "S' A o 0 This vase is worth several hundred dollars.         /llfAo 0 She must be over

a hundred {= a hundred years old).

T o O Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk. fi Jl 'f'AAjEXb.A/al^ + o O a hundred-year lease — W^ ftmft ITT3T3 You say a, one, two, several, etc. hundred without a final ‘s’ on ‘hundred’. Hundreds (of ... ) can be used if there is no number or quantity before it. Always use a plural verb with hundred or hundreds, except when an amount of money is mentioned, a, one, two, several, etc. hundred frj , hundred/sffi AlPs 0 g fj ffi & A * S * t, nfffl hundreds (of ...)0    hundred fP hundreds

: Four hundred (people) are expected to attend. M^WPSWAdj/^o 0 Two hundred (pounds) was with­drawn from the account.        —

2                  a hundred or hundreds (of ... ) (usually informal) a large amount ; At: hundreds of miles away Wi

Ofor hundreds of years /llf^A <> If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times. ME.

I!       Ik 7 0 O I have a hundred and one things to