| 单词 | mellow |
| 释义 | mellow —mellowly, adv. —mellowness, n. /mel"oh/, adj., mellower, mellowest, v. , n. adj. 1. soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit. 2. well-matured, as wines. 3. soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light. 4. made gentle and compassionate by age or maturity; softened. 5. friable or loamy, as soil. 6. mildly and pleasantly intoxicated or high. 7. pleasantly agreeable; free from tension, discord, etc.: a mellow neighborhood. 8. affably relaxed; easygoing; genial: a mellow teacher who is very popular with her students. v.t. , v.i. 9. to make or become mellow. 10. mellow out, Slang. a. to become detached from worry, strife, stress, etc.; relax: After final exams let's go down to the beach and mellow out. b. to make more relaxed, agreeable, workable, etc.; soften or smooth: Chopin really mellows me out when I'm feeling tense. n. 11. Slang. a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation. [1400-50; late ME mel(o)we, alter. (perh. by dissimilation, in phrase meruw fruit) of ME meruw, OE meru soft] Syn. 1. See ripe. 9. develop, mature, improve. Ant. 1. immature, raw, green. 3. harsh. |
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