mellow
英 ['meləʊ]
美['mɛlo]
- adj. 圆润的，柔和的；成熟的；芳醇的
- vt. 使成熟；使柔和
- vi. 成熟；变柔和
- n. (Mellow)人名；(英)梅洛
词态变化
第三人称单数: mellows;过去式: mellowed;过去分词: mellowed;现在分词: mellowing;比较级: mellower;最高级: mellowest;
助记提示
1. meal => mellow.
中文词源
mellow 成熟的，醇香的，甘美的
可能来自古英语melu,粉，来自PIE*mel,软的，词源同melt.后用于形容水果成熟的，松软的，醇香的，并引申词义甘美的。
英英释意
- 1. soften, make mellow;
- "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
- 2. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;
- "With age, he mellowed"
- 3. make or grow (more) mellow;
- "These apples need to mellow a bit more"
- "The sun mellowed the fruit"
英文词源
- mellow
- mellow: see meal
- mellow (adj.)
- mid-15c., melwe "soft, sweet, juicy" (of ripe fruit), perhaps related to melowe, variant of mele "ground grain" (see meal (2)), influenced by Middle English merow "soft, tender," from Old English mearu. Meaning "slightly drunk" is from 1680s. Mellow yellow "banana peel smoked in an effort to get high" is from 1967. Related: Mellowly; mellowness.
- mellow (v.)
- 1570s, from mellow (adj.). Related: Mellowed; mellowing.
词组搭配
mellow out &I{【俚语】}
To become genial and pleasant; relax
变得和蔼愉快；放松
“The cowboy mellowed out when they read him a sweet letter from his wife”(&b{Bobbie Ann Mason})
“当他们给他念了他妻子的来信后，这个牛仔变得乐陶陶的”(&b{鲍比·安·梅森})
实用场景例句
- mellow autumn colours
- 宜人的秋色
牛津词典
- Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere.
- 柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。
牛津词典
- a mellow, fruity wine
- 醇正浓香的葡萄酒
牛津词典
- Dad's certainly grown mellower with age.
- 随着年龄的增长，父亲当然是更老练了。
牛津词典
- After two glasses of wine, I was feeling mellow.
- 两杯葡萄酒下肚，我就飘飘然了。
牛津词典
- She had mellowed a great deal since their days at college.
- 大学毕业以后，她成熟了许多。
牛津词典
- A period spent working abroad had done nothing to mellow him.
- 他在海外工作了一段时间，却没有变得老练。
牛津词典
- ...a classic Queen Anne house of mellow red brick with a white portico.
- 一座典型的安妮女王时代的房屋，有着色彩柔和的红砖和白色的门廊
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...this mellow Cotswold manor house.
- 这座古色古香的科茨沃尔德庄园宅邸
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His voice was deep and mellow and his speech had a soothing and comforting quality.
- 他的嗓音低沉悦耳，他的讲话能抚慰人心。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the mellow background music.
- 舒缓的背景音乐
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little...
- 等孩子们结了婚又有了自己的小孩以后，他变得平和了一些。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Marriage had not mellowed him.
- 婚姻并没有让他成熟起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow...
- 他自己也已几杯香槟下肚，很是飘飘然。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At the other tables couples were now in a mellow mood, chattering happily and drinking.
- 其他桌上的情侣们正一边饮酒一边畅谈，兴致很高。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Soft mellow red wine full of the fresh juice of life, contains a profound historical connotation.
- 柔和醇香的红酒饱含了鲜活的生命原汁, 蕴藏了深厚的历史内涵.
期刊摘选
- Mellow: The smoothness which quality wines acquire with age.
- 圆熟: 优质葡萄酒经多年陈酿而获得的平顺品质.
期刊摘选
- The wine is [ tastes ] mellow .
- 酒味 醇厚.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The liquor is naturally alcoholized so that its quality is fresh and full, mellow and fragrant.
- 自然陈熟醇化,造就了酒体“清爽饱满 、 醇香袅袅”的优雅品质.
期刊摘选
- They say Longjing tea is pure and fragrant and has a sweetish and mellow taste.
- 听说龙井茶清纯芬芳,口味甘美醇和.
期刊摘选
- These apples are mellow at this time of year.
- 每年这时节,苹果就熟透了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The mellow farmlands plane to water edge.
- 肥沃的田地一直延伸到水边.
期刊摘选
- He was filled with a mellow haze of intoxication.
- 他心中充满一种甜美的朦胧醉意.
期刊摘选
- I've seen him grow more mellow over the years.
- 这些年来,我看到他变得更加圆熟了.
辞典例句