| 单词 | mellow |
| 释义 | mellow (once / 872 pages) adjvadv 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. 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. WORD FAMILYmellow: mellowed, mellower, mellowest, mellowing, mellowingly, mellowly, mellowness, mellows+/mellowness: mellownesses USAGE EXAMPLESMorrison began to mellow and succeeded in his role, she said. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) But Bill still attends all practices and games, and he insists he hasn’t mellowed too much. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) Do you play most of your golf alone, or is your usual foursome a mellow group? Golf Digest(Dec 13, 2016) 1adj having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging a mellow port Syn mellowed mature, ripe fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used 2adj unhurried and relaxed a mellow conversation Syn laid-back relaxed without strain or anxiety 3adj slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) Syn high drunk, inebriated, intoxicated stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) 4adj having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience mellow wisdom the peace of mellow age Syn mellowed mature characteristic of maturity 5adj having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience mellow wisdom the peace of mellow age Syn soft compassionate and kind; conciliatory 6v soften, make mellow Age and experience mellowed him over the years Syn|Hyper mellow out, melt become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial soften make soft or softer 7v become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial With age, he mellowed Syn|Hyper mellow out, melt change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature 8v make or grow (more) mellow These apples need to mellow a bit more The sun mellowed the fruit Hyper soften become soft or softer 9adv (obsolete) in a mellow manner Syn mellowly |
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