3V-ERG (使)變平和;(使)變得成熟 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)變平和;(使)變得成熟
When the children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little. [VERB]
等孩子們結了婚又有了自己的小孩以後,他變得平和了一些。
Marriage had not mellowed him. [VERB noun]
婚姻並沒有讓他成熟起來。
Mellow is also an adjective.
Is she more mellow and tolerant?
她更成熟、更寬容嗎?
4ADJ-GRADED (尤指喝過酒或品嘗過美食後)怡然自得的 If someone is mellow, they feel very relaxed and cheerful, especially as the result of alcohol or good food. (尤指喝過酒或品嘗過美食後)怡然自得的 [informal]
He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow.
他自己也已幾杯香槟下肚,很是飄飄然。
At the other tables couples were now in a mellow mood, chattering happily and drinking.