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mellow adj.成熟的；醇的；熟练的v.（使）变熟，（使）柔和 (1) 他对生活有种成熟的看法。 Wine and other foods mellow just like people, and can be described as "having mellowed" when they reach a full and pleasing flavor, without sharpness. The laid-back quality of jazz pieces like John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things” is often described as mellow. Sometimes the musicians who play them are mellow too. When people are slightly and pleasantly intoxicated, they often claim to be feeling mellow, having attained a relaxed and agreeable state without even having to grow old.

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英 ['meləʊ] 美 ['meloʊ] (1) He has a mellow attitude to life. When something becomes mellow, it gets softer or more relaxed. People are often said to mellow with age, meaning their aggressiveness, their sarcasm, and their short temper have given way to a more easygoing, genial manner. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](颜色)柔和的，温暖的 Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown.   [usu ADJ n/colour]...a classic Queen Anne house of mellow red brick with a white portico.一座典型的安妮女王时代的房屋，有着色彩柔和的红砖和白色的门廊...this mellow Cotswold manor house.这座古色古香的科茨沃尔德庄园宅邸...the softer, mellower light of evening.夜晚更为温和、柔媚的光线2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](声音)悦耳的，圆润的；(味道)香醇的 A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich. His voice was deep and mellow and his speech had a soothing and comforting quality.他的嗓音低沉悦耳，他的讲话能抚慰人心。...the mellow background music.舒缓的背景音乐...a delightfully mellow, soft and balanced wine.口感芳醇、柔和、恰到好处的葡萄酒3[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)变平和；(使)变得成熟 If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older.   [V]  [V n]When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little...等孩子们结了婚又有了自己的小孩以后，他变得平和了一些。Marriage had not mellowed him.婚姻并没有让他成熟起来。Mellow is also an adjective.Is she more mellow and tolerant?她更成熟、更宽容吗？4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](尤指喝过酒或品尝过美食后)怡然自得的 If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food.   [INFORMAL 非正式]He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow...他自己也已几杯香槟下肚，很是飘飘然。At the other tables couples were now in a mellow mood, chattering happily and drinking.其他桌上的情侣们正一边饮酒一边畅谈，兴致很高。

英语单词	mellow
英美音标	英 ['meləʊ] 美 ['meloʊ]
中文释义	adj.成熟的；醇的；熟练的 v.（使）变熟，（使）柔和
英语例句	(1) He has a mellow attitude to life.
中文例句	(1) 他对生活有种成熟的看法。
vocabulary简明	When something becomes mellow, it gets softer or more relaxed. People are often said to mellow with age, meaning their aggressiveness, their sarcasm, and their short temper have given way to a more easygoing, genial manner.
vocabulary扩展	Wine and other foods mellow just like people, and can be described as "having mellowed" when they reach a full and pleasing flavor, without sharpness. The laid-back quality of jazz pieces like John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things” is often described as mellow. Sometimes the musicians who play them are mellow too. When people are slightly and pleasantly intoxicated, they often claim to be feeling mellow, having attained a relaxed and agreeable state without even having to grow old.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](颜色)柔和的，温暖的 Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown. [usu ADJ n/colour] ...a classic Queen Anne house of mellow red brick with a white portico. 一座典型的安妮女王时代的房屋，有着色彩柔和的红砖和白色的门廊 ...this mellow Cotswold manor house. 这座古色古香的科茨沃尔德庄园宅邸 ...the softer, mellower light of evening. 夜晚更为温和、柔媚的光线 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](声音)悦耳的，圆润的；(味道)香醇的 A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich. His voice was deep and mellow and his speech had a soothing and comforting quality. 他的嗓音低沉悦耳，他的讲话能抚慰人心。 ...the mellow background music. 舒缓的背景音乐 ...a delightfully mellow, soft and balanced wine. 口感芳醇、柔和、恰到好处的葡萄酒 3 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)变平和；(使)变得成熟 If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older. [V] [V n] When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little... 等孩子们结了婚又有了自己的小孩以后，他变得平和了一些。 Marriage had not mellowed him. 婚姻并没有让他成熟起来。 Mellow is also an adjective. Is she more mellow and tolerant? 她更成熟、更宽容吗？ 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](尤指喝过酒或品尝过美食后)怡然自得的 If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food. [INFORMAL 非正式] He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow... 他自己也已几杯香槟下肚，很是飘飘然。 At the other tables couples were now in a mellow mood, chattering happily and drinking. 其他桌上的情侣们正一边饮酒一边畅谈，兴致很高。

Mellow Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 People Relaxed Pleasant Result Children