| 单词 | mild |
| 释义 | mild (once / 183 pages) adj A mild person is humble and meek — the opposite of bold. Mild things are also moderate in some way, like pleasantly mild weather or food that’s not spicy. Mild is the opposite of extreme. There’s nothing wild about mild. Mild comes from the Old English word milde for "gentle." Indeed, mild people are gentle. They don't brag or do cartwheels in supermarkets. They're mellow and submissive. Things can be mild too. Mild salsa doesn’t have many hot peppers. Mild can also mean slight, or small amount, as in a mild cold that doesn’t keep you home from school. If you skip school because you have a mild headache, you might just get a mild punishment. WORD FAMILYmild: milder, mildest, mildly, mildness+/mildness: mildnesses USAGE EXAMPLESOne is 10 years old with only mild mental disabilities. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The carnival-like celebration that draws tens of thousands of ornately costumed performers got underway Sunday amid mild winter temperatures and sunshine. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Bite for bite, it’s delicate, extremely mild and moist. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness Syn meek, modest humble marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful 2adj moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme a mild winter storm a mild fever fortunately the pain was mild a mild rebuke mild criticism Syn|Ant gentle, soft soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe mild-manneredbehaving in or having a mild or gentle manner moderate, temperatenot extreme moderatebeing within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme temperatenot extreme in behavior intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree aggravatedmade more severe or intense especially in law bad, bigvery intense blood-and-gutsmarked by great zeal or violence brutal, unrelentingharsh coldso intense as to be almost uncontrollable concentratedintensely focused consuming, overwhelmingvery intense deepextreme exquisite, keenintense or sharp extreme, utmost, uttermostof the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, vehement, violentmarked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid intensifiedmade more intense intensivecharacterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form mainof force; of the greatest possible intensity profoundof the greatest intensity; complete ragingvery severe screamingso extremely intense as to evoke screams severe, terrible, wickedintensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality smartpainfully severe strongnot faint or feeble terrificvery great or intense deep, thick(of darkness) very intense unabatedcontinuing at full strength or intensity violent, wild(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud immoderatebeyond reasonable limits profoundshowing intellectual penetration or emotional depth intemperateexcessive in behavior 3adj mild and pleasant the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth Syn balmy, soft clement (of weather or climate) physically mild |
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