Definition of mellow in English:

mellow

adjective ˈmɛləʊˈmɛloʊ

1(especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness.
（尤指音、色）柔和的；（味道）可口的；松软的
she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice
她对他那柔和的嗓音着了迷。
slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavour
文火炖使这菜香甜可口。
Example sentencesExamples
- This smooth, mellow mouthful delivers flavours of dried red fruits, apples, vanilla and oak.
- Anejo is Tequila aged in oak barrels where it acquires its mellow golden colour.
- Most important of all are good tomatoes: their ample juices supply enough liquid to moisten the stew and their tart flavour balances the mellow sweetness of the other vegetables.
- The mellow flavour of spring onions make them just as adaptable as regular yellow or white onions, but without the tears.
- It is a washed curd cheese with a mellow taste that's suitable for any time of the day and is available at the farm gate or through Carlow Farmers' Market.
- The fruit has a sweet, mellow and warm flavour that goes well with other fruit in compotes or fruit salads.
- With its mellow purples, blues, dazzling yellows and reds set in flawless gold the collection is all set to lure you into buying it.
- Nutmeg is as popular a spice for savoury dishes as sweet, lending a mellow flavour to rice puddings, sausages and mash, baked custards and fruit cake.
- The combination of oligofructose with high intensity sweeteners can lead to a mellow aftertaste and is more soluble than sucrose.
- I've always thought that the sweet, mellow taste of traditional cream is a perfect match for warm apple desserts.
- They gave their most sensitive performances in the carols which displayed a good blend, excellent words, ringing soprano tone in the upper register and a mellow sound from the tenors and basses.
- Driving into work, with the car heating turned up and some mellow sounds on the stereo, I could almost kid myself that it was summer.
- Even the period instruments used are distinguished by their mellow sound.
- Natalie was joined by the tenor Matthew Beale, whose very attractive, mellow sound combined attractively with solo flute, cellos and violins.
- Equally fascinating are the churches with their mellow honey coloured facades that glow warm in the sun.
- The cold, wet rains of a northern spring were no stranger to him, but that didn't mean he enjoyed them, and he savored the clean, mellow taste of the beer as he soaked up the warmth.
- The music began with the soft, mellow sounds of a wind instrument, paving a way for Valdis's dance to begin.
- As she recalled, his voice was educated and had a pleasant, mellow tone.
- The bulky instrument had a very deep, mellow sound that the troubadour used to a good effect in her songs.
- The wealth of different brick colours - ranging from mellow old stocks to vibrant red London multis - ensures each fireplace is unique and not a clone of its neighbour.
Synonyms
dulcet, sweet-sounding, tuneful, euphonious, lyric, melodious, mellifluous
fruity, smooth, warm, full, rich, well rounded
rare mellifluent
1. 1.1 (of wine) well-matured and smooth.
  （酒）陈（化）的；芳醇的
  a mellow, richly flavoured Shiraz
  Example sentencesExamples
  He chose a Barbaresco wine 1995 (Italian red, naturally), a wonderfully mellow and aromatic wine which, if you can afford it, is excellent.
  The rest of us enjoyed a well-earned meal and some of that very mellow Merlot.
  Even the Pinot Noir sometimes seemed more mellow, which some tasters liked.
  The old cafes are still local favorites, but now it's also possible to watch a dusky red sunset filtered through a mellow golden Chardonnay at several very good restaurants.
  It's slightly sweet and surprisingly mellow considering the high alcohol content.
  This is a grape variety which has excellent resistance to disease and rot, but which makes Cabernet Sauvignon look rather mellow.
  I'm making do with a large glass of rather mellow Cabernet Sauvignon and some very yummy soup my flatmate has made out of everything in our fridge.
  Soft tannins and lots of fruit make this quite an unusual and mellow Chianti.
  They want to know what makes a particular craft beer pleasingly bitter, why the wine they're drinking is so mellow, what gives their whiskey a smoky flavor.
  When tannins mellow with age, they sweeten up, helping wine to step up to the next level of complexity.
  Synonyms
  seasoned, conditioned, mature, aged, old
  rich in texture, warm
2. 1.2archaic (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy.
  〈古〉（水果）熟的；甘美多汁的
  one dish of mellow apples
  一盘甜美的苹果。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The cliched image of autumn is that it is a fine season of mellow fruits, golden leaves and cool, bracing sunny days, but this has little bearing on the lives of anyone who lives in a town or city.
  Moist and translucent, it tastes like a mellow orange with a hint of lemon.
  Peaches sold in here are generally large, juicy, sweet, mellow, scrumptious, delicious, you get the idea.
  Synonyms
  ripe, mature, soft, lush, juicy, tender, luscious, sweet, full-flavoured, flavoursome
2(of a person's character) tempered by maturity or experience.
（性格）稳健的；老练的，成熟的
a more mellow personality
更稳健的个性。
Example sentencesExamples
- He was a mellow person who was rarely, if ever, angry no matter what she pulled.
- He seems considerably more mellow to me today than he did then and still a man of impeccable integrity.
- And I had seen Jode's mellow personality melt into passion at simply a glance from Cif.
- His screen roles did mellow with age and he played several dad characters, the most popular among them being Kajol's father in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge.
- That had something to do with Mehta's commanding, yet mellow, personality, but it also had a lot to do with the orchestra's professionalism.
- The big surprise, of course, was that guy from Japan: Ichiro Suzuki, who captured the fans of two nations with his skillful play and mellow personality.
- His reflexes seemed a shade slower than his days in Toronto, and his mellow personality differed from Hasek's intense persona.
- Have someone read my chakra and tell me, ‘You're an incredibly complex and awesome person with a substantially mellow aura.’
- That theory about people getting more mellow as they grow older would definitely stand up here, in Montreal institution Leonard Cohen's long-awaited album Ten New Songs.
- His mellow wit and conciliatory temperament have endeared him to all of us.
- What an apt and beautiful description of the most lovely of seasons in its mellow maturity.
Synonyms
easy-going, tolerant, amicable, amiable, warm-hearted, warm, sympathetic, good-natured, affable, gracious, gentle, pleasant, kindly, kind-hearted
1. 2.1 Relaxed and good-humoured.
  轻松自在的，心情愉快的
  Jean-Claude was feeling mellow
  让-克洛德怡然自得。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We scientists are usually rather mellow, undemanding folk.
  Californians are renowned for a character as mellow as their climate, so it is not often that they get annoyed.
  I had to learn English to follow the lyrics and had to adapt the relaxed, mellow jazz moves to my ballet technique.
  This makes people who are already mellow even mellower and contributes to a decline in the quality of their work.
  He hasn't a charismatic figure or a flamboyant style, but he is definitely mild, modest and mellow.
  They were of course, all mellow and happy, stretching and yawning in the sunshine.
  He was usually an extremely calm and mellow person who didn't get irritated very easily.
  Usually she was mellow and carefree in his presence.
  Unlike Cailie, she has a fairly mellow personality, and is quite laid back.
  He seems like such a mellow person and I assume he gets good grades.
  So it obviously makes sense to try to be mellow and cheerful behind the wheel.
  Normally, people are pretty mellow, and respectful of one another.
  About half the time, the songs are laid-back - mellow even - and meander casually along with long, rich, drawn-out horn solos and harmonies.
  This mindset mixed with her insomnia-induced delirium into a mellow state of tranquil patience.
  For a break from his rigorous five-time weekly training routine, he indulges in mellow dancing with the Silver Shadow Dancers.
  There's a very mellow laid back ambience, the food is great, and you feel really, really healthy.
  But it was so good while it lasted and it was a really mellow breakup so, some day, we may play together again, I don't know.
  Lead singer Eef Barzelay got married and had a baby, so he's a pretty mellow, happy guy.
  I let her plead her case for awhile, knowing that she could get as dramatic as Aya on her slightly mellow days.
  Beneath her stern countenance, Asma Jahangir is a mellow person with extremely unpretentious and simple likes and dislikes.
  Synonyms
  relaxed, even-tempered, equable, placid, mild, happy-go-lucky, serene, blithe, carefree, free and easy, nonchalant, insouciant, unruffled, unworried, untroubled, imperturbable, unexcitable
2. 2.2informal Relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk.
  〈非正式〉（因微醉而）轻松愉悦的
  everybody got very mellow and slept well
  人人都十分轻松自在，睡了个好觉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When you drink, do you get more mellow or obnoxious?
  Anyhow, we quickly mellowed out with a bottle of the lowest teen-priced wine on a deep and scuffed settee and talked about holidays and every kind of rubbish.
  Synonyms
  genial, jovial, jolly, cheerful, happy, merry
  tipsy, slightly drunk, full of well-being
  informal happy, merry
  British informal tiddly, squiffy
3(of earth) rich and loamy.
（土壤）肥沃的，富饶的
to most farmers, soil has good tilth when it is mellow and granular and crumbles easily in the hand
Example sentencesExamples
- In making a Flower Bed, see that the ground is well drained; that the subsoil is deep; that the land is in a mellow and friable condition, and that it is rich.
- Well enriched, mellow loam, deeply dug or plowed, is best suited to the requirements of Carrots.

verb ˈmɛləʊˈmɛloʊ

1Make or become mellow.
（使）变柔和；（使）变可口；（使）变甜熟；（使）变芳醇；（使）变稳健；（使）变轻松愉悦；（使）变肥沃
with object even a warm sun could not mellow the North Sea breeze
即使是温暖的阳光也不能使北海的风变得柔和。
no object fuller-flavoured whiskies mellow with wood maturation
味道浓烈的威士忌酒在木桶陈酿过程中变得更芳醇。
Example sentencesExamples
- This time he is sitting smiling, saying he has mellowed.
- It's nice to know that he's mellowing in his old age.
- And here he is telling everyone that experience, and the effects of the triple heart bypass he underwent a decade ago, have mellowed him.
- It seems he hasn't mellowed much with the passing of the years.
- The photograph that Amma, the children and I chose was that of a handsome but mellowed thirty-five-year-old.
- One thing that has probably mellowed only a little with age is Lloyd's famously sharp tongue and his impatience with incompetence or poor thinking.
- A stone cross marks the most sacred point of the pass, the landscape beyond mellowing markedly from jagged, icy summits to rolling undulations.
- His expression has mellowed and he listens calmly as I begin to tell my story.
- I have had a Madras-strength sore throat for the last three days but it is now mellowing.
- At least, this used to be his attitude: time has mellowed him.
- But I've mellowed with age and, sometimes, I've even got a bit of spare cash instead of buttons in my purse nowadays.
- Perhaps it would be a good thing that I've matured and mellowed some, I don't know.
- Slowly, however, she mellows and begins to consider that she may have misjudged DeVere, who seems to have hidden depths and, after all, is rather dashing.
- One report states that you have matured and mellowed with age and that your attitude has changed so that you now look at life in a better view and appear relaxed and settled.
- Later as the evening mellows, she talks some more of her work and family.
- The ‘bike mania’, for most men, begins at a very early age and grows, mellows and at last withers away.
- It's clear that age hasn't mellowed him, only sharpened his observations.
- Now on medication which keeps his infamous temper in check, Souness says he has matured, if not actually mellowed.
- But during the course of their journey the tension between the two mellows as they begin to learn something about each other's background and hopes for the future.
- Over time the fear has mellowed into a moderate worry.
Synonyms
relax, calm, settle, mature, improve
soften, sweeten
condition, season, age, improve
1. 1.1mellow outinformal no object Relax and enjoy oneself.
  〈非正式〉松弛，放松
  I need to mellow out, I need to calm down
  我需要轻松一下，我需要冷静下来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I've been spending the past week ‘coming down’ from the holiday, just mellowing out and relaxing with Mel.
  The rest of the time I've been just mellowing out and enjoying life.
  Gardeners are almost always information junkies, and now, while it's wet, and there's little to do outside, it's the perfect time to kick back, mellow out and finally organise all this horticultural hoarding.
  Old Reliable is touring in August, and then we're taking a break and mellowing out a little while.
  We were just talking about how much he's mellowed out in the last year or two.
  Donovan took up partial residence at World Cafe Live last week, mellowing out at the bar Wednesday and Friday before and after his performance on Thursday.
  Generally, I am advising people to mellow out and take things easy because flying can be a truly amazing experience.
  So after a terrible evening, I did some thinking about it and started to mellow out.
  On my next dive, I was just mellowing out and watching the occasional fish swim by when, out of the blue, came another whale shark, swimming straight towards me.
  Still, we mellow out round the fire, toasting marshmallows and muttering into the gloom.

Derivatives

mellowly

adverb

There's a sick, wrenching guilt and despair built into it, a relentlessly severe conclusion for a film which has moved along so mellowly.
Example sentencesExamples
- Burns says mellowly: ‘It's good that this [event] is only taking two years off my life.’
- I got home, got sick, then spent the evening mellowly lying about with the demon beast.
- And when before have clarinets and horns been so mellowly blended?
- Old or new, many of the songs had a slightly different colour to them due to the presence of Justin Haynes on guitar, adding touches that were, by turns, mellowly acoustic or screamingly electric.

mellowness

noun ˈmɛləʊnəsˈmɛloʊnəs

Old age is supposed to bring with it a certain mellowness of perspective.
Example sentencesExamples
- I am recognising the joys she is experiencing as she discovers life in the city's streets, choice in the street markets, a mellowness in the people and their way of communicating.
- The acoustic mellowness also meant no mosh pits or persistent fan screaming, an atmosphere that seemed to work out for both the audience and the performers.
- Uzès is a mass of winding cobbled streets, a beautiful twelfth century (I think) church, and a relaxed mellowness that I loved.
- Time may have ground off the dazzling and harsh part of his wisdom, but it has also suffused it with mellowness and modesty.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'ripe, sweet, and juicy'): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal²). The verb dates from the late 16th century.

Rhymes

Bargello, bellow, bordello, cello, Donatello, fellow, jello, martello, morello, niello, Novello, Pirandello, Portobello, Punchinello, Uccello, violoncello, yellow

Definition of mellow in US English:

mellow

adjectiveˈmelōˈmɛloʊ

1(especially of sound, taste, and color) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness.
（尤指音、色）柔和的；（味道）可口的；松软的
she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice
她对他那柔和的嗓音着了迷。
slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavor
文火炖使这菜香甜可口。
Example sentencesExamples
- The cold, wet rains of a northern spring were no stranger to him, but that didn't mean he enjoyed them, and he savored the clean, mellow taste of the beer as he soaked up the warmth.
- As she recalled, his voice was educated and had a pleasant, mellow tone.
- I've always thought that the sweet, mellow taste of traditional cream is a perfect match for warm apple desserts.
- It is a washed curd cheese with a mellow taste that's suitable for any time of the day and is available at the farm gate or through Carlow Farmers' Market.
- The bulky instrument had a very deep, mellow sound that the troubadour used to a good effect in her songs.
- With its mellow purples, blues, dazzling yellows and reds set in flawless gold the collection is all set to lure you into buying it.
- The music began with the soft, mellow sounds of a wind instrument, paving a way for Valdis's dance to begin.
- The wealth of different brick colours - ranging from mellow old stocks to vibrant red London multis - ensures each fireplace is unique and not a clone of its neighbour.
- The mellow flavour of spring onions make them just as adaptable as regular yellow or white onions, but without the tears.
- Equally fascinating are the churches with their mellow honey coloured facades that glow warm in the sun.
- Most important of all are good tomatoes: their ample juices supply enough liquid to moisten the stew and their tart flavour balances the mellow sweetness of the other vegetables.
- Driving into work, with the car heating turned up and some mellow sounds on the stereo, I could almost kid myself that it was summer.
- This smooth, mellow mouthful delivers flavours of dried red fruits, apples, vanilla and oak.
- Nutmeg is as popular a spice for savoury dishes as sweet, lending a mellow flavour to rice puddings, sausages and mash, baked custards and fruit cake.
- The fruit has a sweet, mellow and warm flavour that goes well with other fruit in compotes or fruit salads.
- Natalie was joined by the tenor Matthew Beale, whose very attractive, mellow sound combined attractively with solo flute, cellos and violins.
- The combination of oligofructose with high intensity sweeteners can lead to a mellow aftertaste and is more soluble than sucrose.
- They gave their most sensitive performances in the carols which displayed a good blend, excellent words, ringing soprano tone in the upper register and a mellow sound from the tenors and basses.
- Even the period instruments used are distinguished by their mellow sound.
- Anejo is Tequila aged in oak barrels where it acquires its mellow golden colour.
Synonyms
dulcet, sweet-sounding, tuneful, euphonious, lyric, melodious, mellifluous
1. 1.1 (of wine) well-matured and smooth.
  （酒）陈（化）的；芳醇的
  delicious, mellow, ripe, fruity wines
  甘美芳醇的陈年果味酒。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They want to know what makes a particular craft beer pleasingly bitter, why the wine they're drinking is so mellow, what gives their whiskey a smoky flavor.
  I'm making do with a large glass of rather mellow Cabernet Sauvignon and some very yummy soup my flatmate has made out of everything in our fridge.
  He chose a Barbaresco wine 1995 (Italian red, naturally), a wonderfully mellow and aromatic wine which, if you can afford it, is excellent.
  When tannins mellow with age, they sweeten up, helping wine to step up to the next level of complexity.
  The rest of us enjoyed a well-earned meal and some of that very mellow Merlot.
  The old cafes are still local favorites, but now it's also possible to watch a dusky red sunset filtered through a mellow golden Chardonnay at several very good restaurants.
  It's slightly sweet and surprisingly mellow considering the high alcohol content.
  Soft tannins and lots of fruit make this quite an unusual and mellow Chianti.
  Even the Pinot Noir sometimes seemed more mellow, which some tasters liked.
  This is a grape variety which has excellent resistance to disease and rot, but which makes Cabernet Sauvignon look rather mellow.
  Synonyms
  seasoned, conditioned, mature, aged, old
2. 1.2archaic (of fruit) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy.
  〈古〉（水果）熟的；甘美多汁的
  a dish of mellow apples
  一盘甜美的苹果。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Moist and translucent, it tastes like a mellow orange with a hint of lemon.
  Peaches sold in here are generally large, juicy, sweet, mellow, scrumptious, delicious, you get the idea.
  The cliched image of autumn is that it is a fine season of mellow fruits, golden leaves and cool, bracing sunny days, but this has little bearing on the lives of anyone who lives in a town or city.
  Synonyms
  ripe, mature, soft, lush, juicy, tender, luscious, sweet, full-flavoured, flavoursome
2(of a person's character) softened or matured by age or experience.
（性格）稳健的；老练的，成熟的
a more mellow personality
更稳健的个性。
Example sentencesExamples
- His screen roles did mellow with age and he played several dad characters, the most popular among them being Kajol's father in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge.
- The big surprise, of course, was that guy from Japan: Ichiro Suzuki, who captured the fans of two nations with his skillful play and mellow personality.
- His mellow wit and conciliatory temperament have endeared him to all of us.
- What an apt and beautiful description of the most lovely of seasons in its mellow maturity.
- That had something to do with Mehta's commanding, yet mellow, personality, but it also had a lot to do with the orchestra's professionalism.
- His reflexes seemed a shade slower than his days in Toronto, and his mellow personality differed from Hasek's intense persona.
- Have someone read my chakra and tell me, ‘You're an incredibly complex and awesome person with a substantially mellow aura.’
- He seems considerably more mellow to me today than he did then and still a man of impeccable integrity.
- And I had seen Jode's mellow personality melt into passion at simply a glance from Cif.
- He was a mellow person who was rarely, if ever, angry no matter what she pulled.
- That theory about people getting more mellow as they grow older would definitely stand up here, in Montreal institution Leonard Cohen's long-awaited album Ten New Songs.
Synonyms
easy-going, tolerant, amicable, amiable, warm-hearted, warm, sympathetic, good-natured, affable, gracious, gentle, pleasant, kindly, kind-hearted
1. 2.1 Relaxed and good-humored.
  轻松自在的，心情愉快的
  Jean was feeling mellow
  让-克洛德怡然自得。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So it obviously makes sense to try to be mellow and cheerful behind the wheel.
  He hasn't a charismatic figure or a flamboyant style, but he is definitely mild, modest and mellow.
  He was usually an extremely calm and mellow person who didn't get irritated very easily.
  For a break from his rigorous five-time weekly training routine, he indulges in mellow dancing with the Silver Shadow Dancers.
  There's a very mellow laid back ambience, the food is great, and you feel really, really healthy.
  This makes people who are already mellow even mellower and contributes to a decline in the quality of their work.
  Usually she was mellow and carefree in his presence.
  I had to learn English to follow the lyrics and had to adapt the relaxed, mellow jazz moves to my ballet technique.
  This mindset mixed with her insomnia-induced delirium into a mellow state of tranquil patience.
  I let her plead her case for awhile, knowing that she could get as dramatic as Aya on her slightly mellow days.
  He seems like such a mellow person and I assume he gets good grades.
  We scientists are usually rather mellow, undemanding folk.
  Normally, people are pretty mellow, and respectful of one another.
  Unlike Cailie, she has a fairly mellow personality, and is quite laid back.
  Lead singer Eef Barzelay got married and had a baby, so he's a pretty mellow, happy guy.
  They were of course, all mellow and happy, stretching and yawning in the sunshine.
  Beneath her stern countenance, Asma Jahangir is a mellow person with extremely unpretentious and simple likes and dislikes.
  But it was so good while it lasted and it was a really mellow breakup so, some day, we may play together again, I don't know.
  Californians are renowned for a character as mellow as their climate, so it is not often that they get annoyed.
  About half the time, the songs are laid-back - mellow even - and meander casually along with long, rich, drawn-out horn solos and harmonies.
  Synonyms
  relaxed, even-tempered, equable, placid, mild, happy-go-lucky, serene, blithe, carefree, free and easy, nonchalant, insouciant, unruffled, unworried, untroubled, imperturbable, unexcitable
2. 2.2informal Relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk.
  〈非正式〉（因微醉而）轻松愉悦的
  everybody got very mellow and slept well
  人人都十分轻松自在，睡了个好觉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When you drink, do you get more mellow or obnoxious?
  Anyhow, we quickly mellowed out with a bottle of the lowest teen-priced wine on a deep and scuffed settee and talked about holidays and every kind of rubbish.
  Synonyms
  genial, jovial, jolly, cheerful, happy, merry
  tipsy, slightly drunk, full of well-being
3(of earth) rich and loamy.
（土壤）肥沃的，富饶的
Example sentencesExamples
- In making a Flower Bed, see that the ground is well drained; that the subsoil is deep; that the land is in a mellow and friable condition, and that it is rich.
- Well enriched, mellow loam, deeply dug or plowed, is best suited to the requirements of Carrots.

verbˈmelōˈmɛloʊ

1Make or become mellow.
（使）变柔和；（使）变可口；（使）变甜熟；（使）变芳醇；（使）变稳健；（使）变轻松愉悦；（使）变肥沃
no object fuller-flavored whiskeys mellow with wood maturation
味道浓烈的威士忌酒在木桶陈酿过程中变得更芳醇。
with object getting older does mellow the hard edges around the anger
Example sentencesExamples
- The ‘bike mania’, for most men, begins at a very early age and grows, mellows and at last withers away.
- Now on medication which keeps his infamous temper in check, Souness says he has matured, if not actually mellowed.
- But during the course of their journey the tension between the two mellows as they begin to learn something about each other's background and hopes for the future.
- Perhaps it would be a good thing that I've matured and mellowed some, I don't know.
- Over time the fear has mellowed into a moderate worry.
- This time he is sitting smiling, saying he has mellowed.
- A stone cross marks the most sacred point of the pass, the landscape beyond mellowing markedly from jagged, icy summits to rolling undulations.
- One report states that you have matured and mellowed with age and that your attitude has changed so that you now look at life in a better view and appear relaxed and settled.
- Later as the evening mellows, she talks some more of her work and family.
- And here he is telling everyone that experience, and the effects of the triple heart bypass he underwent a decade ago, have mellowed him.
- Slowly, however, she mellows and begins to consider that she may have misjudged DeVere, who seems to have hidden depths and, after all, is rather dashing.
- It seems he hasn't mellowed much with the passing of the years.
- I have had a Madras-strength sore throat for the last three days but it is now mellowing.
- At least, this used to be his attitude: time has mellowed him.
- It's clear that age hasn't mellowed him, only sharpened his observations.
- It's nice to know that he's mellowing in his old age.
- One thing that has probably mellowed only a little with age is Lloyd's famously sharp tongue and his impatience with incompetence or poor thinking.
- But I've mellowed with age and, sometimes, I've even got a bit of spare cash instead of buttons in my purse nowadays.
- The photograph that Amma, the children and I chose was that of a handsome but mellowed thirty-five-year-old.
- His expression has mellowed and he listens calmly as I begin to tell my story.
Synonyms
relax, calm, settle, mature, improve
condition, season, age, improve
1. 1.1mellow outinformal no object Relax and enjoy oneself.
  〈非正式〉松弛，放松
  I need to mellow out, I need to calm down
  我需要轻松一下，我需要冷静下来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I've been spending the past week ‘coming down’ from the holiday, just mellowing out and relaxing with Mel.
  Still, we mellow out round the fire, toasting marshmallows and muttering into the gloom.
  Gardeners are almost always information junkies, and now, while it's wet, and there's little to do outside, it's the perfect time to kick back, mellow out and finally organise all this horticultural hoarding.
  The rest of the time I've been just mellowing out and enjoying life.
  Old Reliable is touring in August, and then we're taking a break and mellowing out a little while.
  We were just talking about how much he's mellowed out in the last year or two.
  Donovan took up partial residence at World Cafe Live last week, mellowing out at the bar Wednesday and Friday before and after his performance on Thursday.
  On my next dive, I was just mellowing out and watching the occasional fish swim by when, out of the blue, came another whale shark, swimming straight towards me.
  So after a terrible evening, I did some thinking about it and started to mellow out.
  Generally, I am advising people to mellow out and take things easy because flying can be a truly amazing experience.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal). The verb dates from the late 16th century.

词汇	mellow
释义	Definition of mellow in English: mellow adjective ˈmɛləʊˈmɛloʊ 1(especially of a sound, flavour, or colour) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness. （尤指音、色）柔和的；（味道）可口的；松软的 she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice 她对他那柔和的嗓音着了迷。 slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavour 文火炖使这菜香甜可口。 Example sentencesExamples This smooth, mellow mouthful delivers flavours of dried red fruits, apples, vanilla and oak. Anejo is Tequila aged in oak barrels where it acquires its mellow golden colour. Most important of all are good tomatoes: their ample juices supply enough liquid to moisten the stew and their tart flavour balances the mellow sweetness of the other vegetables. The mellow flavour of spring onions make them just as adaptable as regular yellow or white onions, but without the tears. It is a washed curd cheese with a mellow taste that's suitable for any time of the day and is available at the farm gate or through Carlow Farmers' Market. The fruit has a sweet, mellow and warm flavour that goes well with other fruit in compotes or fruit salads. With its mellow purples, blues, dazzling yellows and reds set in flawless gold the collection is all set to lure you into buying it. Nutmeg is as popular a spice for savoury dishes as sweet, lending a mellow flavour to rice puddings, sausages and mash, baked custards and fruit cake. The combination of oligofructose with high intensity sweeteners can lead to a mellow aftertaste and is more soluble than sucrose. I've always thought that the sweet, mellow taste of traditional cream is a perfect match for warm apple desserts. They gave their most sensitive performances in the carols which displayed a good blend, excellent words, ringing soprano tone in the upper register and a mellow sound from the tenors and basses. Driving into work, with the car heating turned up and some mellow sounds on the stereo, I could almost kid myself that it was summer. Even the period instruments used are distinguished by their mellow sound. Natalie was joined by the tenor Matthew Beale, whose very attractive, mellow sound combined attractively with solo flute, cellos and violins. Equally fascinating are the churches with their mellow honey coloured facades that glow warm in the sun. The cold, wet rains of a northern spring were no stranger to him, but that didn't mean he enjoyed them, and he savored the clean, mellow taste of the beer as he soaked up the warmth. The music began with the soft, mellow sounds of a wind instrument, paving a way for Valdis's dance to begin. As she recalled, his voice was educated and had a pleasant, mellow tone. The bulky instrument had a very deep, mellow sound that the troubadour used to a good effect in her songs. The wealth of different brick colours - ranging from mellow old stocks to vibrant red London multis - ensures each fireplace is unique and not a clone of its neighbour. Synonyms dulcet, sweet-sounding, tuneful, euphonious, lyric, melodious, mellifluous fruity, smooth, warm, full, rich, well rounded rare mellifluent 1.1 (of wine) well-matured and smooth. （酒）陈（化）的；芳醇的 a mellow, richly flavoured Shiraz Example sentencesExamples He chose a Barbaresco wine 1995 (Italian red, naturally), a wonderfully mellow and aromatic wine which, if you can afford it, is excellent. The rest of us enjoyed a well-earned meal and some of that very mellow Merlot. Even the Pinot Noir sometimes seemed more mellow, which some tasters liked. The old cafes are still local favorites, but now it's also possible to watch a dusky red sunset filtered through a mellow golden Chardonnay at several very good restaurants. It's slightly sweet and surprisingly mellow considering the high alcohol content. This is a grape variety which has excellent resistance to disease and rot, but which makes Cabernet Sauvignon look rather mellow. I'm making do with a large glass of rather mellow Cabernet Sauvignon and some very yummy soup my flatmate has made out of everything in our fridge. Soft tannins and lots of fruit make this quite an unusual and mellow Chianti. They want to know what makes a particular craft beer pleasingly bitter, why the wine they're drinking is so mellow, what gives their whiskey a smoky flavor. When tannins mellow with age, they sweeten up, helping wine to step up to the next level of complexity. Synonyms seasoned, conditioned, mature, aged, old rich in texture, warm 1.2archaic (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy. 〈古〉（水果）熟的；甘美多汁的 one dish of mellow apples 一盘甜美的苹果。 Example sentencesExamples The cliched image of autumn is that it is a fine season of mellow fruits, golden leaves and cool, bracing sunny days, but this has little bearing on the lives of anyone who lives in a town or city. Moist and translucent, it tastes like a mellow orange with a hint of lemon. Peaches sold in here are generally large, juicy, sweet, mellow, scrumptious, delicious, you get the idea. Synonyms ripe, mature, soft, lush, juicy, tender, luscious, sweet, full-flavoured, flavoursome 2(of a person's character) tempered by maturity or experience. （性格）稳健的；老练的，成熟的 a more mellow personality 更稳健的个性。 Example sentencesExamples He was a mellow person who was rarely, if ever, angry no matter what she pulled. He seems considerably more mellow to me today than he did then and still a man of impeccable integrity. And I had seen Jode's mellow personality melt into passion at simply a glance from Cif. His screen roles did mellow with age and he played several dad characters, the most popular among them being Kajol's father in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge. That had something to do with Mehta's commanding, yet mellow, personality, but it also had a lot to do with the orchestra's professionalism. The big surprise, of course, was that guy from Japan: Ichiro Suzuki, who captured the fans of two nations with his skillful play and mellow personality. His reflexes seemed a shade slower than his days in Toronto, and his mellow personality differed from Hasek's intense persona. Have someone read my chakra and tell me, ‘You're an incredibly complex and awesome person with a substantially mellow aura.’ That theory about people getting more mellow as they grow older would definitely stand up here, in Montreal institution Leonard Cohen's long-awaited album Ten New Songs. His mellow wit and conciliatory temperament have endeared him to all of us. What an apt and beautiful description of the most lovely of seasons in its mellow maturity. Synonyms easy-going, tolerant, amicable, amiable, warm-hearted, warm, sympathetic, good-natured, affable, gracious, gentle, pleasant, kindly, kind-hearted 2.1 Relaxed and good-humoured. 轻松自在的，心情愉快的 Jean-Claude was feeling mellow 让-克洛德怡然自得。 Example sentencesExamples We scientists are usually rather mellow, undemanding folk. Californians are renowned for a character as mellow as their climate, so it is not often that they get annoyed. I had to learn English to follow the lyrics and had to adapt the relaxed, mellow jazz moves to my ballet technique. This makes people who are already mellow even mellower and contributes to a decline in the quality of their work. He hasn't a charismatic figure or a flamboyant style, but he is definitely mild, modest and mellow. They were of course, all mellow and happy, stretching and yawning in the sunshine. He was usually an extremely calm and mellow person who didn't get irritated very easily. Usually she was mellow and carefree in his presence. Unlike Cailie, she has a fairly mellow personality, and is quite laid back. He seems like such a mellow person and I assume he gets good grades. So it obviously makes sense to try to be mellow and cheerful behind the wheel. Normally, people are pretty mellow, and respectful of one another. About half the time, the songs are laid-back - mellow even - and meander casually along with long, rich, drawn-out horn solos and harmonies. This mindset mixed with her insomnia-induced delirium into a mellow state of tranquil patience. For a break from his rigorous five-time weekly training routine, he indulges in mellow dancing with the Silver Shadow Dancers. There's a very mellow laid back ambience, the food is great, and you feel really, really healthy. But it was so good while it lasted and it was a really mellow breakup so, some day, we may play together again, I don't know. Lead singer Eef Barzelay got married and had a baby, so he's a pretty mellow, happy guy. I let her plead her case for awhile, knowing that she could get as dramatic as Aya on her slightly mellow days. Beneath her stern countenance, Asma Jahangir is a mellow person with extremely unpretentious and simple likes and dislikes. Synonyms relaxed, even-tempered, equable, placid, mild, happy-go-lucky, serene, blithe, carefree, free and easy, nonchalant, insouciant, unruffled, unworried, untroubled, imperturbable, unexcitable 2.2informal Relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk. 〈非正式〉（因微醉而）轻松愉悦的 everybody got very mellow and slept well 人人都十分轻松自在，睡了个好觉。 Example sentencesExamples When you drink, do you get more mellow or obnoxious? Anyhow, we quickly mellowed out with a bottle of the lowest teen-priced wine on a deep and scuffed settee and talked about holidays and every kind of rubbish. Synonyms genial, jovial, jolly, cheerful, happy, merry tipsy, slightly drunk, full of well-being informal happy, merry British informal tiddly, squiffy 3(of earth) rich and loamy. （土壤）肥沃的，富饶的 to most farmers, soil has good tilth when it is mellow and granular and crumbles easily in the hand Example sentencesExamples In making a Flower Bed, see that the ground is well drained; that the subsoil is deep; that the land is in a mellow and friable condition, and that it is rich. Well enriched, mellow loam, deeply dug or plowed, is best suited to the requirements of Carrots. verb ˈmɛləʊˈmɛloʊ 1Make or become mellow. （使）变柔和；（使）变可口；（使）变甜熟；（使）变芳醇；（使）变稳健；（使）变轻松愉悦；（使）变肥沃 with object even a warm sun could not mellow the North Sea breeze 即使是温暖的阳光也不能使北海的风变得柔和。 no object fuller-flavoured whiskies mellow with wood maturation 味道浓烈的威士忌酒在木桶陈酿过程中变得更芳醇。 Example sentencesExamples This time he is sitting smiling, saying he has mellowed. It's nice to know that he's mellowing in his old age. And here he is telling everyone that experience, and the effects of the triple heart bypass he underwent a decade ago, have mellowed him. It seems he hasn't mellowed much with the passing of the years. The photograph that Amma, the children and I chose was that of a handsome but mellowed thirty-five-year-old. One thing that has probably mellowed only a little with age is Lloyd's famously sharp tongue and his impatience with incompetence or poor thinking. A stone cross marks the most sacred point of the pass, the landscape beyond mellowing markedly from jagged, icy summits to rolling undulations. His expression has mellowed and he listens calmly as I begin to tell my story. I have had a Madras-strength sore throat for the last three days but it is now mellowing. At least, this used to be his attitude: time has mellowed him. But I've mellowed with age and, sometimes, I've even got a bit of spare cash instead of buttons in my purse nowadays. Perhaps it would be a good thing that I've matured and mellowed some, I don't know. Slowly, however, she mellows and begins to consider that she may have misjudged DeVere, who seems to have hidden depths and, after all, is rather dashing. One report states that you have matured and mellowed with age and that your attitude has changed so that you now look at life in a better view and appear relaxed and settled. Later as the evening mellows, she talks some more of her work and family. The ‘bike mania’, for most men, begins at a very early age and grows, mellows and at last withers away. It's clear that age hasn't mellowed him, only sharpened his observations. Now on medication which keeps his infamous temper in check, Souness says he has matured, if not actually mellowed. But during the course of their journey the tension between the two mellows as they begin to learn something about each other's background and hopes for the future. Over time the fear has mellowed into a moderate worry. Synonyms relax, calm, settle, mature, improve soften, sweeten condition, season, age, improve 1.1mellow outinformal no object Relax and enjoy oneself. 〈非正式〉松弛，放松 I need to mellow out, I need to calm down 我需要轻松一下，我需要冷静下来。 Example sentencesExamples I've been spending the past week ‘coming down’ from the holiday, just mellowing out and relaxing with Mel. The rest of the time I've been just mellowing out and enjoying life. Gardeners are almost always information junkies, and now, while it's wet, and there's little to do outside, it's the perfect time to kick back, mellow out and finally organise all this horticultural hoarding. Old Reliable is touring in August, and then we're taking a break and mellowing out a little while. We were just talking about how much he's mellowed out in the last year or two. Donovan took up partial residence at World Cafe Live last week, mellowing out at the bar Wednesday and Friday before and after his performance on Thursday. Generally, I am advising people to mellow out and take things easy because flying can be a truly amazing experience. So after a terrible evening, I did some thinking about it and started to mellow out. On my next dive, I was just mellowing out and watching the occasional fish swim by when, out of the blue, came another whale shark, swimming straight towards me. Still, we mellow out round the fire, toasting marshmallows and muttering into the gloom. Derivatives mellowly adverb There's a sick, wrenching guilt and despair built into it, a relentlessly severe conclusion for a film which has moved along so mellowly. Example sentencesExamples Burns says mellowly: ‘It's good that this [event] is only taking two years off my life.’ I got home, got sick, then spent the evening mellowly lying about with the demon beast. And when before have clarinets and horns been so mellowly blended? Old or new, many of the songs had a slightly different colour to them due to the presence of Justin Haynes on guitar, adding touches that were, by turns, mellowly acoustic or screamingly electric. mellowness noun ˈmɛləʊnəsˈmɛloʊnəs Old age is supposed to bring with it a certain mellowness of perspective. Example sentencesExamples I am recognising the joys she is experiencing as she discovers life in the city's streets, choice in the street markets, a mellowness in the people and their way of communicating. The acoustic mellowness also meant no mosh pits or persistent fan screaming, an atmosphere that seemed to work out for both the audience and the performers. Uzès is a mass of winding cobbled streets, a beautiful twelfth century (I think) church, and a relaxed mellowness that I loved. Time may have ground off the dazzling and harsh part of his wisdom, but it has also suffused it with mellowness and modesty. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'ripe, sweet, and juicy'): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal²). The verb dates from the late 16th century. Rhymes Bargello, bellow, bordello, cello, Donatello, fellow, jello, martello, morello, niello, Novello, Pirandello, Portobello, Punchinello, Uccello, violoncello, yellow Definition of mellow in US English: mellow adjectiveˈmelōˈmɛloʊ 1(especially of sound, taste, and color) pleasantly smooth or soft; free from harshness. （尤指音、色）柔和的；（味道）可口的；松软的 she was hypnotized by the mellow tone of his voice 她对他那柔和的嗓音着了迷。 slow cooking gives the dish a sweet, mellow flavor 文火炖使这菜香甜可口。 Example sentencesExamples The cold, wet rains of a northern spring were no stranger to him, but that didn't mean he enjoyed them, and he savored the clean, mellow taste of the beer as he soaked up the warmth. As she recalled, his voice was educated and had a pleasant, mellow tone. I've always thought that the sweet, mellow taste of traditional cream is a perfect match for warm apple desserts. It is a washed curd cheese with a mellow taste that's suitable for any time of the day and is available at the farm gate or through Carlow Farmers' Market. The bulky instrument had a very deep, mellow sound that the troubadour used to a good effect in her songs. With its mellow purples, blues, dazzling yellows and reds set in flawless gold the collection is all set to lure you into buying it. The music began with the soft, mellow sounds of a wind instrument, paving a way for Valdis's dance to begin. The wealth of different brick colours - ranging from mellow old stocks to vibrant red London multis - ensures each fireplace is unique and not a clone of its neighbour. The mellow flavour of spring onions make them just as adaptable as regular yellow or white onions, but without the tears. Equally fascinating are the churches with their mellow honey coloured facades that glow warm in the sun. Most important of all are good tomatoes: their ample juices supply enough liquid to moisten the stew and their tart flavour balances the mellow sweetness of the other vegetables. Driving into work, with the car heating turned up and some mellow sounds on the stereo, I could almost kid myself that it was summer. This smooth, mellow mouthful delivers flavours of dried red fruits, apples, vanilla and oak. Nutmeg is as popular a spice for savoury dishes as sweet, lending a mellow flavour to rice puddings, sausages and mash, baked custards and fruit cake. The fruit has a sweet, mellow and warm flavour that goes well with other fruit in compotes or fruit salads. Natalie was joined by the tenor Matthew Beale, whose very attractive, mellow sound combined attractively with solo flute, cellos and violins. The combination of oligofructose with high intensity sweeteners can lead to a mellow aftertaste and is more soluble than sucrose. They gave their most sensitive performances in the carols which displayed a good blend, excellent words, ringing soprano tone in the upper register and a mellow sound from the tenors and basses. Even the period instruments used are distinguished by their mellow sound. Anejo is Tequila aged in oak barrels where it acquires its mellow golden colour. Synonyms dulcet, sweet-sounding, tuneful, euphonious, lyric, melodious, mellifluous 1.1 (of wine) well-matured and smooth. （酒）陈（化）的；芳醇的 delicious, mellow, ripe, fruity wines 甘美芳醇的陈年果味酒。 Example sentencesExamples They want to know what makes a particular craft beer pleasingly bitter, why the wine they're drinking is so mellow, what gives their whiskey a smoky flavor. I'm making do with a large glass of rather mellow Cabernet Sauvignon and some very yummy soup my flatmate has made out of everything in our fridge. He chose a Barbaresco wine 1995 (Italian red, naturally), a wonderfully mellow and aromatic wine which, if you can afford it, is excellent. When tannins mellow with age, they sweeten up, helping wine to step up to the next level of complexity. The rest of us enjoyed a well-earned meal and some of that very mellow Merlot. The old cafes are still local favorites, but now it's also possible to watch a dusky red sunset filtered through a mellow golden Chardonnay at several very good restaurants. It's slightly sweet and surprisingly mellow considering the high alcohol content. Soft tannins and lots of fruit make this quite an unusual and mellow Chianti. Even the Pinot Noir sometimes seemed more mellow, which some tasters liked. This is a grape variety which has excellent resistance to disease and rot, but which makes Cabernet Sauvignon look rather mellow. Synonyms seasoned, conditioned, mature, aged, old 1.2archaic (of fruit) ripe, soft, sweet, and juicy. 〈古〉（水果）熟的；甘美多汁的 a dish of mellow apples 一盘甜美的苹果。 Example sentencesExamples Moist and translucent, it tastes like a mellow orange with a hint of lemon. Peaches sold in here are generally large, juicy, sweet, mellow, scrumptious, delicious, you get the idea. The cliched image of autumn is that it is a fine season of mellow fruits, golden leaves and cool, bracing sunny days, but this has little bearing on the lives of anyone who lives in a town or city. Synonyms ripe, mature, soft, lush, juicy, tender, luscious, sweet, full-flavoured, flavoursome 2(of a person's character) softened or matured by age or experience. （性格）稳健的；老练的，成熟的 a more mellow personality 更稳健的个性。 Example sentencesExamples His screen roles did mellow with age and he played several dad characters, the most popular among them being Kajol's father in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge. The big surprise, of course, was that guy from Japan: Ichiro Suzuki, who captured the fans of two nations with his skillful play and mellow personality. His mellow wit and conciliatory temperament have endeared him to all of us. What an apt and beautiful description of the most lovely of seasons in its mellow maturity. That had something to do with Mehta's commanding, yet mellow, personality, but it also had a lot to do with the orchestra's professionalism. His reflexes seemed a shade slower than his days in Toronto, and his mellow personality differed from Hasek's intense persona. Have someone read my chakra and tell me, ‘You're an incredibly complex and awesome person with a substantially mellow aura.’ He seems considerably more mellow to me today than he did then and still a man of impeccable integrity. And I had seen Jode's mellow personality melt into passion at simply a glance from Cif. He was a mellow person who was rarely, if ever, angry no matter what she pulled. That theory about people getting more mellow as they grow older would definitely stand up here, in Montreal institution Leonard Cohen's long-awaited album Ten New Songs. Synonyms easy-going, tolerant, amicable, amiable, warm-hearted, warm, sympathetic, good-natured, affable, gracious, gentle, pleasant, kindly, kind-hearted 2.1 Relaxed and good-humored. 轻松自在的，心情愉快的 Jean was feeling mellow 让-克洛德怡然自得。 Example sentencesExamples So it obviously makes sense to try to be mellow and cheerful behind the wheel. He hasn't a charismatic figure or a flamboyant style, but he is definitely mild, modest and mellow. He was usually an extremely calm and mellow person who didn't get irritated very easily. For a break from his rigorous five-time weekly training routine, he indulges in mellow dancing with the Silver Shadow Dancers. There's a very mellow laid back ambience, the food is great, and you feel really, really healthy. This makes people who are already mellow even mellower and contributes to a decline in the quality of their work. Usually she was mellow and carefree in his presence. I had to learn English to follow the lyrics and had to adapt the relaxed, mellow jazz moves to my ballet technique. This mindset mixed with her insomnia-induced delirium into a mellow state of tranquil patience. I let her plead her case for awhile, knowing that she could get as dramatic as Aya on her slightly mellow days. He seems like such a mellow person and I assume he gets good grades. We scientists are usually rather mellow, undemanding folk. Normally, people are pretty mellow, and respectful of one another. Unlike Cailie, she has a fairly mellow personality, and is quite laid back. Lead singer Eef Barzelay got married and had a baby, so he's a pretty mellow, happy guy. They were of course, all mellow and happy, stretching and yawning in the sunshine. Beneath her stern countenance, Asma Jahangir is a mellow person with extremely unpretentious and simple likes and dislikes. But it was so good while it lasted and it was a really mellow breakup so, some day, we may play together again, I don't know. Californians are renowned for a character as mellow as their climate, so it is not often that they get annoyed. About half the time, the songs are laid-back - mellow even - and meander casually along with long, rich, drawn-out horn solos and harmonies. Synonyms relaxed, even-tempered, equable, placid, mild, happy-go-lucky, serene, blithe, carefree, free and easy, nonchalant, insouciant, unruffled, unworried, untroubled, imperturbable, unexcitable 2.2informal Relaxed and cheerful through being slightly drunk. 〈非正式〉（因微醉而）轻松愉悦的 everybody got very mellow and slept well 人人都十分轻松自在，睡了个好觉。 Example sentencesExamples When you drink, do you get more mellow or obnoxious? Anyhow, we quickly mellowed out with a bottle of the lowest teen-priced wine on a deep and scuffed settee and talked about holidays and every kind of rubbish. Synonyms genial, jovial, jolly, cheerful, happy, merry tipsy, slightly drunk, full of well-being 3(of earth) rich and loamy. （土壤）肥沃的，富饶的 Example sentencesExamples In making a Flower Bed, see that the ground is well drained; that the subsoil is deep; that the land is in a mellow and friable condition, and that it is rich. Well enriched, mellow loam, deeply dug or plowed, is best suited to the requirements of Carrots. verbˈmelōˈmɛloʊ 1Make or become mellow. （使）变柔和；（使）变可口；（使）变甜熟；（使）变芳醇；（使）变稳健；（使）变轻松愉悦；（使）变肥沃 no object fuller-flavored whiskeys mellow with wood maturation 味道浓烈的威士忌酒在木桶陈酿过程中变得更芳醇。 with object getting older does mellow the hard edges around the anger Example sentencesExamples The ‘bike mania’, for most men, begins at a very early age and grows, mellows and at last withers away. Now on medication which keeps his infamous temper in check, Souness says he has matured, if not actually mellowed. But during the course of their journey the tension between the two mellows as they begin to learn something about each other's background and hopes for the future. Perhaps it would be a good thing that I've matured and mellowed some, I don't know. Over time the fear has mellowed into a moderate worry. This time he is sitting smiling, saying he has mellowed. A stone cross marks the most sacred point of the pass, the landscape beyond mellowing markedly from jagged, icy summits to rolling undulations. One report states that you have matured and mellowed with age and that your attitude has changed so that you now look at life in a better view and appear relaxed and settled. Later as the evening mellows, she talks some more of her work and family. And here he is telling everyone that experience, and the effects of the triple heart bypass he underwent a decade ago, have mellowed him. Slowly, however, she mellows and begins to consider that she may have misjudged DeVere, who seems to have hidden depths and, after all, is rather dashing. It seems he hasn't mellowed much with the passing of the years. I have had a Madras-strength sore throat for the last three days but it is now mellowing. At least, this used to be his attitude: time has mellowed him. It's clear that age hasn't mellowed him, only sharpened his observations. It's nice to know that he's mellowing in his old age. One thing that has probably mellowed only a little with age is Lloyd's famously sharp tongue and his impatience with incompetence or poor thinking. But I've mellowed with age and, sometimes, I've even got a bit of spare cash instead of buttons in my purse nowadays. The photograph that Amma, the children and I chose was that of a handsome but mellowed thirty-five-year-old. His expression has mellowed and he listens calmly as I begin to tell my story. Synonyms relax, calm, settle, mature, improve condition, season, age, improve 1.1mellow outinformal no object Relax and enjoy oneself. 〈非正式〉松弛，放松 I need to mellow out, I need to calm down 我需要轻松一下，我需要冷静下来。 Example sentencesExamples I've been spending the past week ‘coming down’ from the holiday, just mellowing out and relaxing with Mel. Still, we mellow out round the fire, toasting marshmallows and muttering into the gloom. Gardeners are almost always information junkies, and now, while it's wet, and there's little to do outside, it's the perfect time to kick back, mellow out and finally organise all this horticultural hoarding. The rest of the time I've been just mellowing out and enjoying life. Old Reliable is touring in August, and then we're taking a break and mellowing out a little while. We were just talking about how much he's mellowed out in the last year or two. Donovan took up partial residence at World Cafe Live last week, mellowing out at the bar Wednesday and Friday before and after his performance on Thursday. On my next dive, I was just mellowing out and watching the occasional fish swim by when, out of the blue, came another whale shark, swimming straight towards me. So after a terrible evening, I did some thinking about it and started to mellow out. Generally, I am advising people to mellow out and take things easy because flying can be a truly amazing experience. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, sweet, and juicy’): perhaps from attributive use of Old English melu, melw- (see meal). The verb dates from the late 16th century.
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