mellow

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mel·low1 /ˈmeləʊ $ -loʊ/ adjectiveadj

1 not bright 不鲜明的CCBRIGHT a mellow colour or light looks soft, warm, and not too bright 〔颜色或光线〕柔和的，温暖的，不耀眼的

the mellow golden light of early evening

傍晚时分柔和的金色光线

2 not loud or harsh 声音不大或不尖锐的C a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth 〔声音〕圆润的，悦耳的，流畅的

a warm, mellow voice

热情悦耳的嗓音

3 not strong in flavour 味道不强烈的DF mellow wine or fruit has a smooth pleasant taste 〔酒〕芳醇的；〔水果〕成熟香甜的

its smooth, mellow flavour

它那醇正香浓的味道

4. not strict 不严厉的STRICT someone who is mellow is gentle and calm and does not criticize other people, because they have a lot of experience of life 圆通的，练达的

5. relaxed 放松的RELAXED if you feel mellow, you feel calm and relaxed, especially after drinking alcohol 〔尤指饮酒后〕感觉平和轻松的► see thesaurus at calm

—mellowness noun [uncountableU]

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mellow• After a few drinks, everyone was pretty mellow.• Not real high, but nice and mellow and happy.• She wasn't drunk yet, but she was feeling nice and mellow and happy.• a rich, mellow blend of coffee• Solomon, in Proverbs, highlighted patience, where he said that a prince is made mellow by patience.• the mellow golden light of autumn sunsets• He's a totally mellow guy.• The face was female, sculpted, golden, mellow, ideal and framed by a lion's mane of light.• The mellow mid-day jazz on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays?• She poured him another glass of brandy to keep him in a mellow mood.• She seems a little more mellow now that she's gotten married.• the mellow sound of a trombone• Like many square-necks, it sounds fatter, sweeter and more mellow than a typical round-neck.• In general Saccani is mellower than Dorati.• The smiling face; the jokey mellow voice - but what was going on, really?• a deep, mellow voice• Glover looked up at the sound of that mellow voice.

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mellow2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 STRICTif someone mellows or is mellowed, they become gentler and more sympathetic （使）变得平和[温和]

Paul’s certainly mellowed over the years.

这些年来保罗的确变得平和了。

Two pints of beer had mellowed my father.

两品脱的啤酒让我父亲平和下来。

2 CCif colours mellow or are mellowed, they begin to look warm and soft （使）〔颜色〕变得温馨而柔和

The bricks had mellowed to a soft red.

砖的颜色变成了温馨柔和的红色。

3. DFDif wine mellows or is mellowed, its taste becomes smoother （使）〔酒〕变得芳醇

4.mellow (somebody) out phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE informal RELAXEDto become relaxed and calm, or to make someone like this （使）变得轻松平静

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mellow• She's mellowed a lot since she retired.• David has mellowed and quietened down a great deal.• In his forties, Jobs seems to have mellowed, as a leader if not as a crusader for Mac-style computing.• Helvin says that Bailey has changed nowadays, has mellowed, but in a positive way.• She's mellowed him out, and she seems to make him happy.• He mellowed into a white-haired wise man.• Grandpa's mellowed over the last few years.• Will I mellow towards the idea of marriage as I get older?• He hasn't always been so understanding. He's really mellowed with age.

Origin mellow1

(1400-1500) Perhaps from Old English melu; → MEAL

mel·low1 adjectiveadjmellow2 verb

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