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单词 mellow
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mellowadjective

uk/ˈmel.əʊ/us/ˈmel.oʊ/

mellow adjective (SMOOTH)

smooth and soft, or not too sharp, bright, new, or rough:

mellow flavours
mellow sounds
mellow autumn sunlight

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Straight, even and level

  • be (as) flat as a pancake idiom
  • clean-cut
  • cleanly
  • consistency
  • even
  • flat
  • flatness
  • flush
  • glassy
  • level
  • plane
  • seamless
  • sleek
  • smooth
  • square
  • steady
  • straight
  • true

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mellow adjective (RELAXED)

relaxed and pleasant or not severe:

a mellow mood/atmosphere
After a few drinks, he became very mellow.

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Calm and relaxed

  • (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
  • at (your) leisure idiom
  • be at peace with the world idiom
  • carefree
  • careless
  • comfort
  • comfortably
  • easy come, easy go idiom
  • easy-going
  • equilibrium
  • free-flowing
  • genteel
  • harmonious
  • lamb
  • peaceful
  • quiescent
  • relaxed
  • rested
  • sangfroid
  • self-possession

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mellowverb

uk/ˈmel.əʊ/us/ˈmel.oʊ/

mellow verb (BECOME SOFTER)

[ I ] to become softer and more developed in a pleasing way:

The brickwork will mellow over the years so that it blends with the surroundings.

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Calming and relaxing

  • assuage
  • balls-to-the-wall
  • bask
  • bread
  • bread and circuses idiom
  • calm
  • chill
  • humour
  • lie down
  • lighten sth up
  • lighten up
  • lull
  • lull sb into sth
  • relaxation
  • settle
  • slow down
  • soften
  • steady
  • take things easy idiom
  • take/need a cold shower idiom

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mellow verb (BECOME RELAXED)

[ I or T ] to become more relaxed:

She used to be very impatient, but she's mellowed over time.
The years have mellowed her.
US informal Oh, don't be so tough on yourself, Bill - mellow out (= become more relaxed and less severe).

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Calming and relaxing

  • assuage
  • balls-to-the-wall
  • bask
  • bread
  • bread and circuses idiom
  • calm
  • chill
  • humour
  • lie down
  • lighten sth up
  • lighten up
  • lull
  • lull sb into sth
  • relaxation
  • settle
  • slow down
  • soften
  • steady
  • take things easy idiom
  • take/need a cold shower idiom

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