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mellow (vt.) + noun phrase
及物动词用法，表示“使（某人）变得温和、平和”。
Travel has mellowed her.
旅行使她变得平和了。
（使）变柔和；使缓和
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
（使）变柔和；使缓和
to make or become softer, gentler, or less harsh
Travel has mellowed her.
旅行使她变得平和了。
使变软,使成熟(圆润)。
soften, make mellow
变得更放松、随和或亲切。
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
使(更加)成熟圆润,或变得(更加)成熟圆润。
make or grow (more) mellow
mellow
Base
原形
mellows
3rd person
第三人称单数
mellowing
-ing
现在分词
mellowed
Past
过去式
mellowed
Past participle
过去分词
The warm weather mellows the cheese.
温暖的天气使奶酪变得柔和。
The music mellowed as the night went on.
随着夜色渐深，音乐变得柔和起来。
The years have mellowed him.
岁月使他变得温和了。
作动词时表示“（使）变得柔和/醇和”，规则变化。
The afternoon light mellowed the bright walls of the room.
午后的光线使房间明亮的墙壁变得柔和了。
AI contextual example
Living alone for two years has mellowed his temper.
独居两年让他的脾气变得温和了。
AI contextual example
The whiskey mellowed as it aged in the oak barrel.
威士忌在橡木桶中陈化后变得醇和了。
AI contextual example
Age and experience mellowed him over the years
岁月和经历使他逐渐变得平和成熟
WordNet
及物动词用法，表示“使（某人）变得温和、平和”。
Travel has mellowed her.
旅行使她变得平和了。
不及物动词用法，常与 with age、with time 等连用，表示逐渐变得柔和、醇厚。
His voice has mellowed with age.
他的嗓音随着年龄增长变得圆润了。
形容词用法，常修饰声音、乐曲等，意为“圆润悦耳的；婉转的”。
The mellow tones of the violin were soothing.
小提琴婉转的音调令人心神安宁。
Not this
His voice has mellow.
Use this
His voice has mellowed.
现在完成时中，has 后需要用过去分词 mellowed；mellow 是规则动词，不能因与形容词同形而漏掉 -ed。
Not this
He has mellowed by age.
Use this
He has mellowed with age.
表示“随年龄（而变柔和）”要用 with age，不能用 by age；by 在这里会被理解成“被…/到…岁”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
随着年龄增长而变得平和
He has mellowed with age.
他随着年龄增长变得平和了。
放松；冷静下来
You need to mellow out and enjoy the weekend.
你需要放松一下，好好享受周末。
缓和气氛；使氛围柔和
The soft lighting mellowed the mood in the dining room.
柔和的灯光缓和了餐厅里的气氛。
味道变得醇和
The wine has mellowed in flavor after years of storage.
这种葡萄酒储存多年后味道变得醇和了。
放松；冷静下来
You need to mellow out and stop worrying about every little thing.
你需要放松一下，别再为每一件小事担心了。
随着年龄增长而变得平和
He used to be quick-tempered, but he has mellowed with age.
他以前脾气急躁，但随着年龄增长，他变得平和了。
“柔和的黄色，完全没错。”——多诺万1966年歌曲《Mellow Yellow》，是60年代迷幻流行乐的代表歌词。
The bar was quiet, and the jazz made the evening feel mellow.
酒吧很安静，爵士乐让夜晚显得柔和惬意。
“又柔和，又兴奋，又时髦。”——音乐剧《油脂》插曲《Summer Nights》，是怀旧式青春恋情的经典描写。
She remembered the summer romance as mellow and sweet.
她回忆那段夏日恋情时，觉得它柔和而甜蜜。
Use mellow naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 mellow 拆成 me + low，像‘我低声细语’，声音婉转柔和。
语域：neutral 常见场景：酒与食物、人物性情、声音与颜色 该动词义项通常不带强烈的语域色彩，日常口语和书面语中都较常见；多用于表示酒、水果等随时间变得醇熟，或人的脾气、态度变得温和，也可形容光线、声音变得柔和不刺眼。
与 mellow /ˈmɛloʊ/ 押韵的有 fellow /ˈfɛloʊ/、yellow /ˈjɛloʊ/、bellow /ˈbɛloʊ/ 和 cello /ˈtʃɛloʊ/，它们都含有 /loʊ/ 音。注意 hollow /ˈhɑloʊ/ 和 pillow /ˈpɪloʊ/ 虽拼写相似，但元音不同，不押韵。
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