mellow
adj
(-er, -est)
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 (顏色或聲音)柔和的, 豐富的
the mellow colours of the dawn sky 黎明時天空斑斕的色彩
the mellow tones of a violin 小提琴柔曼的樂音.
2 (more) wise and sympathetic through age or experience (than previously) (因年齡或閱歷而較前更)成熟的, 老練的
a mellow attitude to life 對生活的成熟看法.
3 (infml 口) genial, cheerful, etc, esp as a result of being slightly drunk 歡樂的, 歡快的(尤因有酒意)
I'd had two glasses of wine and I was feeling mellow. 我喝了兩杯葡萄酒, 頓覺心曠神怡. mellow, v [I, Tn]
(cause sb/sth to) become mellow (使某人[某事物])成熟
Wine mellows with age. 酒陳則味醇.
Age has mellowed his attitude to some things. 他隨著年齡的增加, 對某些事情的看法已日趨成熟.