mellow /ˈmɛləʊ/ star1 CET6+ TEM8 (mellowing,mellowed,mellower,mellows,mellowest)

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  ADJ（形容词） Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown. 柔和的

  例：

  ...the softer, mellower light of evening.

  …傍晚较柔和的灯光。

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  ADJ（形容词） A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich. (声音) 柔美的; (味道) 香醇的

  例：

  His voice was deep and mellow and his speech had a soothing and comforting quality.

  他的嗓音深沉柔美，他的演讲令人舒心宽慰。

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  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older. 使变平和; 变平和

  例：

  He became a taciturn man, a man not easy to live with. Later, when the older children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little.

  他变成了一个沉默寡言的人、一个不容易相处的人。后来，等大点的孩子们结了婚，也有了他们自己的孩子，他变得平和了些。

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  ADJ（形容词） Mellow is also an adjective. 平和的

  例：

  Is she more mellow and tolerant?

  她更平和、更宽容了吗？