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1. Oxford Dictionary

   mellow

   • IPA[ˈmɛləʊ]

   英式

   • adj.
     (especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness；(of wine) well-matured and smooth
   • v.
     make or become mellow；relax and enjoy oneself
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   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 dulcet, sweet-sounding, tuneful, euphonious, lyric, ... 更多melodious, mellifluous, fruity, smooth, warm, full, rich, well rounded, raremellifluent反義詞 harsh
   • ▪ (of wine) well-matured and smooth a mellow, richly flavoured Shiraz 同義詞 seasoned, conditioned, mature, aged, old, ... 更多rich in texture, warm反義詞 fresh
   • ▪ archaic (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy one dish of mellow apples 同義詞 ripe, mature, soft, lush, juicy, ... 更多tender, luscious, sweet, full-flavoured, flavoursome反義詞 green, unripe
   • 2. (of a person's character) tempered by maturity or experience a more mellow personality 同義詞 easy-going, tolerant, amicable, amiable, warm-hearted, ... 更多warm, sympathetic, good-natured, affable, gracious, gentle, pleasant, kindly, kind-hearted
   • ▪ 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 genial, jovial, jolly, cheerful, happy, ... 更多merry, tipsy, slightly drunk, full of well-being, informalhappy, merry, tiddly, squiffy反義詞 nasty, irritable
   • 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

   v.

   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, calm, settle, mature, improve, ... 更多soften, sweeten, condition, season, age, improve
   • ▪ relax and enjoy oneself I need to mellow out, I need to calm down