mellow

mellow
adjective
  1. (especially of sound, taste, and colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness
    （尤指音、色）柔和的；（味道）可口的；松软的
    she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice.
    她对他那柔和的嗓音着了迷。
    slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavour.
    文火炖使这菜香甜可口。
    ■(archaic)(of fruit) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy
    (古)（水果）熟软且甘美多汁的
    one dish of mellow apples.
    一盘甜美的苹果。
    ■(of wine) well-matured and smooth
    （酒）陈（化）的；芳醇的
    delicious, mellow, ripe, fruity wines
    甘美芳醇的陈年果味酒。
  2. (of a person's character) softened or matured by age or experience
    （性格）稳健的；老练的，成熟的
    a more mellow personality.
    更稳健的性格。
    ■relaxed and good-humoured
    轻松自在的，心情愉快的
    Jean-Claude was feeling mellow.
    让-克洛德怡然自得。
    ■(informal)relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk
    (非正式)（因微醉而）轻松愉悦的
    everybody got very mellow and slept well.
    人人都十分轻松自在，睡了个好觉。
  3. (of earth) rich and loamy
    （土壤）肥沃的，富饶的
verb
  1. make or become mellow
    （使）变柔和；（使）变可口；（使）变甜熟；（使）变芳醇；（使）变稳健；（使）变轻松愉悦；（使）变肥沃
    [with obj.]even a warm sun could not mellow the North Sea breeze.
    即使是温暖的阳光也不能使北海的风变得柔和。
    [no obj.]fuller-flavoured whiskies mellow with wood maturation.
    味道浓烈的威士忌酒在木桶陈酿过程中变得更芳醇。
    I need to mellow out, I need to calm down.
    我得放松，我得冷静。
    ■[no obj.](mellow out)(informal)relax and enjoy oneself
    (非正式)松弛，放松
    I need to mellow out, I need to calm down.
    我需要到外面轻松一下，我需要冷静下来。
派生
mellowly
adverb
mellowness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense '(of fruit) ripe, soft sweet, and juicy'): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal). The verb dates from the late 16th cent
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