mellow
adj. (瓜,果等)成熟的; (酒)芳醇的; (顏色或聲音)柔和的; 圓潤的
v. (使)成熟; 變柔和; 使芳醇
Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown.
...a classic Queen Anne house of mellow red brick with a white portico.
一座典型的安妮女王時代的房屋,有著色彩柔和的紅磚和白色的門廊
...this mellow Cotswold manor house.
這座古色古香的科茨沃爾德莊園宅邸
A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich.
His voice was deep and mellow and his speech had a soothing and comforting quality.
他的嗓音低沉悅耳,他的講話能撫慰人心。
...the mellow background music.
舒緩的背景音樂
If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older.
When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little...
等孩子們結了婚又有了自己的小孩以後,他變得平和了一些。
Marriage had not mellowed him.
婚姻並沒有讓他成熟起來。
If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food.
He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow...
他自己也已幾杯香檳下肚,很是飄飄然。
At the other tables couples were now in a mellow mood, chattering happily and drinking.
其他桌上的情侶們正一邊飲酒一邊暢談,興致很高。
1. soften, make mellow;
2. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;
3. make or grow (more) mellow;
1. unhurried and relaxed;
2. having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging;
3. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience;
4. having or suggesting softness and richness in quality;
5. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
1. (obsolete) in a mellow manner
mellow out &I{【俚語】}
變得和藹愉快;放鬆
Soft mellow red wine full of the fresh juice of life, contains a profound historical connotation.
柔和醇香的紅酒飽含了鮮活的生命原汁, 蘊藏了深厚的歷史內涵.
Mellow: The smoothness which quality wines acquire with age.
圓熟: 優質葡萄酒經多年陳釀而獲得的平順品質.
The wine is [ tastes ] mellow .
酒味 醇厚.
The liquor is naturally alcoholized so that its quality is fresh and full, mellow and fragrant.
自然陳熟醇化,造就了酒體“清爽飽滿 、 醇香嫋嫋”的優雅品質.
They say Longjing tea is pure and fragrant and has a sweetish and mellow taste.
聽說龍井茶清純芬芳,口味甘美醇和.