mellow
- IPA[ˈmɛləʊ]
英式
- (especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness；(of wine) well-matured and smooth
- make or become mellow；relax and enjoy oneself
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. (especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavour 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of wine) well-matured and smooth a mellow, richly flavoured Shiraz 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ archaic (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy one dish of mellow apples 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. (of a person's character) tempered by maturity or experience a more mellow personality 同義詞
- ▪ relaxed and good-humoured Jean-Claude was feeling mellow
- ▪ informal relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk everybody got very mellow and slept well 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. (of earth) rich and loamy to most farmers, soil has good tilth when it is mellow and granular and crumbles easily in the hand
動詞
- 1. make or become mellow even a warm sun could not mellow the North Sea breeze fuller-flavoured whiskies mellow with wood maturation 同義詞
- ▪ relax and enjoy oneself I need to mellow out, I need to calm down
