1 ADJ-GRADED (颜色)柔和的,温暖的 Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown. (颜色)柔和的,温暖的
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...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
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...this mellow Cotswold manor house.
这座古色古香的科茨沃尔德庄园宅邸
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...the softer, mellower light of evening.
夜晚更为温和、柔媚的光线
2 ADJ-GRADED (声音)悦耳的，圆润的;(味道)香醇的 A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich. (声音)悦耳的，圆润的;(味道)香醇的
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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。
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...the mellow background music.
舒缓的背景音乐
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...a delightfully mellow, soft and balanced wine.
口感芳醇、柔和、恰到好处的葡萄酒
SYN tuneful, full, rich, soft
3 V-ERG (使)变平和;(使)变得成熟 If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older. (使)变平和;(使)变得成熟
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When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little. [VERB]
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。
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Marriage had not mellowed him. [VERB noun]
婚姻并没有让他成熟起来。
Mellow is also an adjective.
4 ADJ-GRADED (尤指喝过酒或品尝过美食后)怡然自得的 If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food. (尤指喝过酒或品尝过美食后)怡然自得的 [informal]
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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。
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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。
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