mellows

英 [ˈmeləʊz] 美 [ˈmeloʊz]

v.  (使)成熟，老成; (使颜色)柔和; (使酒)更加醇香
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柯林斯词典

  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.
    1. ...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
    2. ...this mellow Cotswold manor house.
      这座古色古香的科茨沃尔德庄园宅邸
    3. ...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.
    1. 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。
    2. ...the mellow background music.
      舒缓的背景音乐
    3. ...a delightfully mellow, soft and balanced wine.
      口感芳醇、柔和、恰到好处的葡萄酒
  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.
    1. When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little...
      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。
    2. Marriage had not mellowed him.
      婚姻并没有让他成熟起来。
    3. Mellow is also an adjective.
    4. Is she more mellow and tolerant?
      她更成熟、更宽容吗？
  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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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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双语例句

  1. Wine mellows with age.
    酒陈则味醇。
  2. Lead me, my guide, before the light fades, into the valley of quiet where life's harvest mellows into golden wisdom.
    引路人呵，在光明逝去之前，请领我进到安宁的山谷里去吧。在那里，一生的收获将结晶为金子般的智慧。
  3. But like they say, time mellows even the hardest soul.
    但正如他们所说的，时间可以改变一切。
  4. Network technology mingled with manufacturing engineering mellows into a great change of the market, products developing, manufacturing and enterprise management of the manufacturer.
    信息网络技术迅速融入现代制造业，对企业的市场、产品开发、制造、管理等方面都产生了变革，信息技术对于制造业来说显得前所未有的重要。
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