Not everyone can be funny, but you don't want to be seen as " humourless" or " dull" .

不都搞笑，但你也不想自己看上去 " humourless" （没有幽默感）或者 " dull" （无聊，无趣）。

Like, the US version is quite humourless or unintentionally funny.

比如，美国版就相当缺乏幽默感，或者无意中搞笑。

His mouth twisted in a humourless smile.

【twist】他歪起嘴干巴巴地笑着。

Places like a humourless office or a tense classroom could sometimes do with a good dose of laughter.

像毫无幽默感的办公室或张的教室这样的地方有时会带来大量的笑声。

" Dull" is similar to " boring" , while " humourless" means that someone has no sense of humour and is too serious.

" dull" 和 " boring" 很像，而 " humourless" 表示某没有幽默感，太过严肃。

Calling them humourless or militant, sanctimonious or annoying or hypocrites — all of these terms are just smokescreens for what it is that people really feel, which is fear.

称他为没有幽默感、激进、道貌岸然、令生厌，或伪善——所有这些词只掩盖实感受的烟幕，那种实感受就恐惧。

Moving back and forth between storylines can also be disorienting, and Ms Shafak's penchant for using grand language for grand ideas can feel humourless and overwrought.

在故事情节之间来回切换也会让感到困惑，而沙法克女士喜欢用宏大的语言来表达宏大的想法， 这可能会让觉得缺乏幽默感且过于张。

In the days after her story broke, Selene Nelson, the freelancer at the centre of the Waitrose magazine row, was called " humourless" , " combative" and " militant" .

在她曝光（邮件）后的几天里，位于《维特罗斯》杂志争议中心的自由撰稿塞莱内·尼尔森被称为 “缺乏幽默感”、“好斗” 和 “激进”。