词汇 | mellow |
释义 | mellow /`mєlo/ (比较级: mellower; 最高级: mellowest) adj. Fully ripe. 成熟的。 Not hard, harsh, or stiff; delicate, as a color. 优雅柔和的(颜色)。 Mead sweet or gentle, as by age or maturity. (因年久或成熟而)香醇的;圆熟的。 Genial; partly tipsy. 【口】温和亲切的;半醉的。 (过去式: mellowed; 过去完成式: mellowed; 现在进行式: mellowing) v.t. & v.t. To make or become ripe or gentle. (使)成熟;(使)柔和。 Age and responsibility mellowed the callow youth. 岁月和责任使稚嫩的年轻人成熟。 cf. What is mature is fully developed. Mature 是完全发育之谓: a mature mind 已成熟的心智。 That is ripe which is ready to be harvested. gathered or used. Ripe 者指完全成熟正待收获、采集或使用之意: ripe grain 已成熟的五榖。 ripe for mischief 作恶时机己熟。 That is mellow which is soft, juicy, and sweet in its ripeness. Mellow 者谓成熟时其物变软,多汁而甘甜。 Mellow may also describe that which has been made wise, gentle, or sweet by maturity. Mellow 一字并指因成熟而变为有智慧、和蔼,或甜美: mellow judgment 睿智的判断。 mellow age 练达的年龄。 mellow wine 甘美的酒。 derivatives n. mellowness. adv. mellowly. synonyms mature, ripe, soft. |
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