| 单词 | mix |
| 释义 | mix (once / 69 pages) vn To mix is to combine or blend different things together. If you mix baking soda and vinegar, you can create an erupting volcano for your science project. Scientists mix chemical substances; bakers mix flour, eggs, milk, and sugar; and songwriters mix different musical elements — in each of these cases, the result is also a mix, a combination of different things into a new whole. The word mix comes from the Middle English adjective mixte, "composed of more than one element," which is rooted in the Latin miscere, "to mix or blend," and also "to throw into confusion." WORD FAMILYmix: intermix, mixable, mixed, mixer, mixes, mixing, mixture, premix+/intermix: intermixed, intermixes, intermixing, intermixture/intermixture: intermixtures/mixable: unmixable/mixed: mixedly, unmixed/mixer: mixers/mixing: mixings/mixture: mixtures/unmixed: unmixedly USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Mills likes to call her a mix of “Amelia Earhart and Humphrey Bogart — but more Humphrey Bogart,” he said in a telephone interview. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) School funding is a complex mix of federal, state and local money. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Throw just six touchdowns into the mix, and this was a lost fantasy season for Gurley and his owners. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v mix together different elements Syn|Hypo|Hyper blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge gauge mix in specific proportions absorbcause to become one with meld, meltlose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually blend in, mix incause (something) to be mixed with (something else) accretegrow together (of plants and organs) conjugateunite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds admixmix or blend alloymake an alloy of syncretise, syncretizebecome fused cut inmix in with cutting motions change integrity change in physical make-up 2v add as an additional element or part mix water into the drink Syn|Hypo|Hyper mix in dash add an enlivening or altering element to add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of 3v to bring or combine together or with something else Syn|Hypo|Hyper amalgamate, commix, mingle, unify aggregate, combine gather in a mass, sum, or whole concoctmake a concoction (of) by mixing combine, compoundcombine so as to form a whole; mix blend, immingle, intermingle, intermixcombine into one incorporate, integratemake into a whole or make part of a whole unitise, unitizemake into a unit heterodynecombine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two sulfurette, sulphurettecombine with sulfur comminglemix or blend carburetcombine with carbon alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 4v mix so as to make a random order or arrangement Syn|Hypo|Hyper ruffle, shuffle reshuffle shuffle again riffleshuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix cutdivide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult manipulate hold something in one's hands and move it 5v combine (electronic signals) mixing sounds Hyper combine, compound put or add together 6v open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups Syn|Ant desegregate, integrate segregate separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation 7n the act of mixing together paste made by a mix of flour and water the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio Syn|Hyper admixture, commixture, intermixture, mixing, mixture combination, combining, compounding the act of combining things to form a new whole 8n an event that combines things in a mixture Syn|Hypo|Hyper mixture concoction an occurrence of an unusual mixture blendan occurrence of thorough mixing combine, combining an occurrence that results in things being united 9n a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients Syn|Hypo|Hyper premix ready-mix a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish self-raising flour, self-rising floura commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent brownie mixa commercial mix for making brownies cake mixa commercial mix for making a cake lemonade mixa commercial mix for making lemonade concoction, intermixture, mixture any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients |
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