mellowing

基本解釋

Beyond the breathing, his mellowing over the past several years has to do with age, he said.
除了呼吸訓練，他說，年齡的增長也是他能夠看透過去幾年所發(fā)生事情的原因。
The oil is often aged, which changes its olfactory profile, with a rich fruity note mellowing the spicy dryness.
如果是上了年份的精油，氣味會有所改變，濃郁的水果氣息會軟化香材原本的苦辛味。
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The man once nicknamed "Robohack" with some envy by his competitors for his energy, seemed to be mellowing a little of late.
同行業(yè)者們覬覦他的充沛精力并曾冠以他“Robohack”的綽號，而他近來似乎成熟了些。

Yet once more, O ye Laurels, and once more Ye Myrtles brown, with Ivy never sere, I come to pluck your Berries harsh and crude, And with forc'd fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
我再一次來，月桂樹啊,棕色的番石榴和常青藤的綠葉啊，在成熟之前，來強摘你們的果子，我不得已伸出我這粗魯?shù)氖种?，來震落你們這些嫩黃的葉子。
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That mellowing process may already be under way as the average game-player gets older.
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The combative William could use a little mellowing, but maybe he has been good for the buttoned-down company.
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At the same time, alongside all these signs of more intense religiosity, there are indications of mellowing and tolerance.
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Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown.
A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich.
If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older.
Mellow is also an adjective.