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mellow

adjective
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(comparative mellower, superlative mellowest)
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  1. (of colour or sound色彩或声音) soft, rich and pleasant柔和丰富的
    • mellow autumn colours宜人的秋色
    • Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere.柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。🔊🔊
    • The leaves looked golden in the mellow afternoon light.在柔和的午后的阳光下，叶子看上去金黄。
    • The floor was of mellow golden stone.地板用柔和的金黄色石料铺成。
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2
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  2. (of a taste or flavour味道或香味) smooth and pleasant醇香的；甘美的
    • a mellow, fruity wine醇正浓香的葡萄酒
    • coffee with a full mellow flavour浓郁醇厚的咖啡
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  3. (of people人) calm, gentle and reasonable because of age or experience老练的；成熟的
    • Dad's certainly grown mellower with age.随着年龄的增长，父亲当然是更老练了。🔊🔊
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  4. (informal) (of people人) relaxed, calm and happy, especially after drinking alcohol（尤指酒后）飘飘然的，怡然自得的
    • After two glasses of wine, I was feeling mellow.两杯葡萄酒下肚，我就飘飘然了。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
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    5. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal ‘ground grain or pulses’). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

mellow

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mellow
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he / she / it mellows
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past simple mellowed
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past participle mellowed
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-ing form mellowing
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to become or make somebody become less extreme in behaviour, etc., especially as a result of growing older（使）成熟，老成
    • She had mellowed a great deal since their days at college.大学毕业以后，她成熟了许多。🔊🔊
    • He had mellowed a lot over the years.这些年来，他柔和了很多。
    • She had mellowed a little with age.她已经随着年龄的增长而变得柔和。
    • mellow somebody A period spent working abroad had done nothing to mellow him.他在海外工作了一段时间，却没有变得老练。🔊🔊
  2. [intransitive, transitive] mellow (something) to become or to make a colour become less bright, especially over a period of time（尤指一段时间后颜色）变柔和；（使颜色）柔和
  3. [intransitive, transitive] mellow (something) to develop or make wine develop a pleasant and less bitter taste over a period of time（使酒）更加醇香
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal ‘ground grain or pulses’). The verb dates from the late 16th cent.