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- (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。
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- archaic (of fruit) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy〈古〉（水果）熟的; 甘美多汁的：
one dish of mellow apples.
一盘甜美的苹果。
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- (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。
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- (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.
更稳健的个性。
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- 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。
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- 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。
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- (of earth) rich and loamy（土壤）肥沃的, 富饶的。
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- 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。
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- 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.
我需要轻松一下, 我需要冷静下来。
派生词
mellowly
adverbmellowness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense '(of fruit) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy'）： perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- （see MEAL2）. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.