| 释义 |
[/ˈmeləu; ˋmɛlo/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 (a) fully ripe in flavour or taste 熟透的; 芳醇的:
mellow wine, fruit, etc 香醇的酒、 熟透的水果.
(b) soft, pure and rich in colour or sound （颜色或声音）柔和的, 丰富的:
the mellow colours of the dawn sky 黎明时天空斑斓的色彩 *
the mellow tones of a violin 小提琴柔曼的乐音. 用法:
2 (more) wise and sympathetic through age or experience (than previously) （因年龄或阅历而较前更）成熟的, 老练的:
a mellow attitude to life 对生活的成熟看法. 用法:
3 (infml) genial, cheerful, etc, esp as a result of being slightly drunk 欢乐的, 欢快的（尤因有酒意）:
I'd had two glasses of wine and I was feeling mellow. 我喝了两杯葡萄酒, 顿觉心旷神怡. mellow 2
v [I, Tn] (cause sb/sth to) become mellow （使某人[某事物]）成熟:
Wine mellows with age. 酒陈则味醇. *
Age has mellowed his attitude to some things. 他随著年龄的增加, 对某些事情的看法已日趋成熟. |