| 单词 | mellow |
| 释义 | mellow (meloʊ ) Word forms: mellower , mellowest , mellows , mellowing , mellowed 1. adjective Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown. ...a classic Queen Anne house of mellow red brick with a white portico. ...this mellow Cotswold manor house. ...the softer, mellower light of evening. 2. adjective A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich. His voice was deep and mellow. ...the mellow background music. ...a delightfully mellow, soft and balanced wine. Synonyms: tuneful, full, rich, soft 3. verb If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older. When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little. [VERB] Marriage had not mellowed him. [VERB noun] Mellow is also an adjective. Is she more mellow and tolerant? 4. adjective If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food. [informal] He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow. At the other tables couples were now in a mellow mood, chattering happily and drinking. Collocations: mellow flavour I love its dense, almost chewy texture and mellow flavour. Times, Sunday Times Fried, it takes on a silky texture, and its mellow flavour, enhanced by the subtle saltiness that comes of degorging it, contrasts nicely with the bittersweet chocolate. Times, Sunday Times If you've never tried it, whole, unpeeled garlic stewed gently in olive oil ends up as soft as butter with a rich, mellow flavour. Times, Sunday Times At home, the mellow mood shows a relationship can still be so good. The Sun A mellow mood gets family life back to its very best. The Sun Ditto that versatile voice, which allowed her to dip into her varied back catalogue and maintain the mellow mood. Times, Sunday Times It might have been risky starting a set with a lullaby, especially as the sunshine had put everyone in a lazy, mellow mood. The Sun The moon creates a mellow mood and a partnership can get back to its best. The Sun He had returned to the studio after 30 years with a new album that retains the mellow sound of his 1970s classics. Times, Sunday Times This instrument creates a deep and mellow sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dojos have a much more mellow sound than a banjo, and plucked notes are sustained longer due to the resonator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group had originally intended to have a much more mellow sound than the sound that developed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The slight shift in personnel produced a more mellow sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Closer to the middle of the string that harmonics are less pronounced, giving a more mellow tone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pakhavaj has a low, mellow tone, very rich in harmonics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the album carries that somber, mellow tone that so much great folk music of the early 70s was in touch with. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was similar to a harpsichord, but with gut rather than metal strings, producing a mellow tone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This increased the banjo's interior resonation space, giving it a distinctively mellow tone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 柔和的, 变圆融 Japanese: 柔らかな, 円熟させる/円熟する |
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