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mellowness

/mel-oh/US // ˈmɛl oʊ //UK // (ˈmɛləʊ) //

醇厚,温柔,温和,醇化

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    mel·low·er, mel·low·est.

    • : soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
    • : well-matured, as wines.
    • : soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light.
    • : made gentle and compassionate by age or maturity; softened.
    • : friable or loamy, as soil.
    • : mildly and pleasantly intoxicated or high.
    • : pleasantly agreeable; free from tension, discord, etc.: a mellow neighborhood.
    • : affably relaxed; easygoing; genial: a mellow teacher who is very popular with her students.
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    • : to make or become mellow.
n.名词 noun
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    • : Slang. a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation.
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    • : mellow out, Slang. to become detached from worry, strife, stress, etc.; relax: After final exams let's go down to the beach and mellow out.to make more relaxed, agreeable, workable, etc.; soften or smooth: Chopin really mellows me out when I'm feeling tense.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inmaturity

Examples

  • It seems to need the slanting rays of the evening sun to give it the right mellowness and tenderness, or the right perspective.

  • Of course, you want to be nice and mellow with the trade, but always remember that mellowness carried too far becomes rottenness.

  • The day was as mild as autumn, the winter sun like honey in its mellowness; a soft haze blurred the outline of the upper bridge.

  • At the first words of the young lawyer, uttered in a voice of winning mellowness, the public forgot the facts in the case.

  • His presence is indicated rather by a mellowness overspreading and enriching the picture, than by any brightness or glare.