英:[me'ləʊlɪ]
美:[me'loʊlɪ]
英:[me'ləʊlɪ]
美:[me'loʊlɪ]
词根:mellow
adj.mellow 圆润的,柔和的;成熟的;芳醇的
vi.mellow 成熟;变柔和
vt.mellow 使成熟;使柔和
adjective
of a fruit tender and sweet because of ripeness
of a wine well aged and pleasingly mild
made gentle by age or experience
She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellow in her old age.
rich and full but free from garishness or stridency
the mellow tones of an old violin
warmed and relaxed by or as if by liquor
After a few drinks we felt pretty mellow.
pleasant, agreeable
He was in a mellow mood.
laid-back
mellow background music
of soil having a soft and loamy consistency
verb
transitive verb
to make mellow
intransitive verb
to become mellow—often used with out
Adjective and Verb Middle English melowe
The first known use of mellow was in the 15th century
melodramanoun
a work (as a movie or play) marked by the exaggerated emotions of the characters and the importance of action and plot
such works as a group
melodramatic events or behavior
melodramaticadjective
of or relating to melodrama
resembling or suitable for melodrama : sensational
melodramanoun
a work (as a movie or play) marked by the exaggerated emotions of the characters and the importance of action and plot
such works as a group
melodramatic events or behavior
melodiousadjective
pleasing to the ear because of melody
melodious music
of, relating to, or producing melody
melodious birds
melodiousadjective
pleasing to the ear because of melody
melodious music
of, relating to, or producing melody
melodious birds
melodynoun
a pleasing succession of sounds
a series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
the leading part in a musical composition involving harmony
melodynoun
a pleasing succession of sounds
a series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
the leading part in a musical composition involving harmony
melodeonnoun
a small reed organ in which a bellows draws air inward through the reeds
mellow1 of 2adjective
tender and sweet because of ripeness
mellow peaches
well aged and pleasingly mild
a mellow wine
made gentle by age or experience
developed a mellow disposition from caring for his grandchildren
pleasant sense 1, agreeable
mellow sounds
laid-back
a mellow personality
being soft and crumbly
mellow soil
being clear, full, and pure
spoke in mellow tones
mellow2 of 2verb
to make or become mellow
old houses, weather-beaten and mellowed by time
mellow1 of 2adjective
tender and sweet because of ripeness
mellow peaches
well aged and pleasingly mild
a mellow wine
made gentle by age or experience
developed a mellow disposition from caring for his grandchildren
pleasant sense 1, agreeable
mellow sounds
laid-back
a mellow personality
being soft and crumbly
mellow soil
being clear, full, and pure
spoke in mellow tones
mellow2 of 2verb
to make or become mellow
old houses, weather-beaten and mellowed by time
1 It was so beautifully, mellowly "all of a piece" now, that I begged G., who rather hankered after painters and carpenters, to keep their hands off, if he loved me.
2 She was a tough and demanding teacher, but old age has mellowed her.
3 This wine is very mellow.
4 She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she became mellower in her old age.
5 "You will look at these things more—more mellowly when you are older."
6 But he laughed loudly and with enormous delight, until the vessels of gold and silver and bronze chimed mellowly to his peal and the rafters of the house went creaking.
7 It had not sprung into being at the whim of any one man; it had grown mellowly and deliberately, expressing the multiform life and culture of a stock.
8 Tea," he repeated mellowly, "tea and all the outfit.
9 As he turned, rolling his match to death in his fingers, the sun struck mellowly upon something on his breast, a small, dark copper shield which bore strange heraldry.
10 The mellow, almost ethereal, original music by Ryosei Sato, one half of the Japanese folk duo Humbert Humbert, adds a storybook quality to these establishing shots.
11 But in this warmly appealing if slightly dotty book, Mr. Johnson is far more interested in wit that slowly simmers and mellowly embraces la comédie humaine.
12 She laughed again, and her mirth was mellowly musical as the gurgle of cool water poured from a silver vase.
13 He's a very mellow guy.
14 It could, I grant that," said Tisdale mellowly, "but would it, Stuart?
15 She was a tough and demanding teacher, but she has mellowed in her old age.
16 The sunshine rested more warmly and mellowly here than elsewhere.
17 A moment later a great bell overhead rang mellowly; the colossal sphere trembled and rocked and then rose and swung easily forward like the car of a balloon.
18 And the shouts of the swimmers came mellowly up to them, and they could see their little limbs jerking like the limbs of frogs.
19 Once more that divine mirth in her bubbled mellowly.
20 His blue eyes focused mellowly, his lips were tendrilled with smiles.