mellow

穏やかになる、くつろぐ

気持ちが落ち着いてくつろぐ。薬物の作用による場合もある。

やさしい英語で： To become calmer and more relaxed, sometimes after taking drugs.

• She has mellowed since retirement.
• He used to argue, but he mellowed over time.
• They smoked together and mellowed out on the sofa.

使い方： mellow with age (My uncle has mellowed with age.)

類義語： relax, calm down

よく使う表現： mellow with age, mellow out, mellow over time

まろやかになる、落ち着く

時がたつにつれ、柔らかくなったり刺激が弱まり心地よくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To become softer, less strong, or more pleasant as time passes.

• The colour will mellow over time.
• The sharp flavour mellowed after a few months.
• Sunlight has mellowed the wood to a warm brown.

使い方： mellow with age (The wine mellows with age.)

類義語： soften, mature

よく使う表現： mellow over time, mellow with age

柔らかく熟した

果物が熟して柔らかく、かみやすい。

やさしい英語で： Soft and easy to bite because the fruit is ripe.

• The pear was mellow and sweet.
• We chose mellow apples for the pie.
• These fruits become mellow as they ripen.

類義語： soft, tender

反対語： hard

よく使う表現： mellow fruit, mellow apple, mellow pear

柔らかい

柔らかく滑らかで、形を変えたり加工したりしやすい。

やさしい英語で： Soft, smooth, and easy to shape or work with.

• The soil is mellow and easy to dig.
• Plant the seeds in rich, mellow earth.
• Years of careful gardening have left the ground mellow.

類義語： soft, smooth

反対語： hard, rough

よく使う表現： mellow soil, mellow earth, mellow texture

くつろいだ気分

気持ちが穏やかで心地よく、リラックスしている状態。

やさしい英語で： A pleasant, peaceful mood in which you feel relaxed.

• He was in a mellow after dinner.
• Soft music put her in a pleasant mellow.
• Nothing could disturb his mellow that evening.

類義語： relaxed mood

よく使う表現： in a mellow, pleasant mellow