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单词 mingle
释义 min·gle
I. \ˈmiŋgəl\ verb
(mingled ; mingled ; mingling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; mingles)
Etymology: Middle English menglen, freq. of mengen to mix, mingle, from Old English mengan; akin to Middle Dutch mengen to mix, mingle, Middle High German mengen to mix, mingle, Greek massein, mattein to knead, Russian myagkiĭ soft
transitive verb
1. : to bring or combine together or with something else so that the components remain distinguishable in the combination : intermix, mix
 < its designer … has mingled type, photographs and contemporary prints to make a book — J.K.Bettersworth >
 < these questions of … economic behavior clearly mingle the fields of economics and law — G.B.Hurff >
2. : to mix so that the components become physically united or form a new combination
 < the two rivers mingle their waters to form a lake >
3. : to make or prepare by mixing ingredients : concoct
 < mingle a sleeping draft >
intransitive verb
1. : to become combined or brought together or with something else — used especially of things
 < three major state highways all meet, mingle, and marvellously disengage themselves — New Yorker >
 < beguiling byways where fact and fancy mingle — Drew Middleton >
 < apple and peach orchards along the route mingle with farms and vineyards — American Guide Series: Virginia >
 < the muddy water of the river mingles with the green of the Gulf — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
2.
 a. : to associate or come in contact — used especially of people
  < as communication expands and races mingle — A.W.Hummel >
  < on the streets three classes mingle but do not mix — American Guide Series: Texas >
  < he mingles only with millionaires — H.J.Laski >
 b. : to move about (as in a group)
  < mingle occasionally in society — Sir Walter Scott >
  < newspaper spies who were able to mingle among politicians — W.A.Swanberg >
Synonyms: see mix
II. noun
(-s)
1. archaic : the action of mingling or the state of being mingled
2. archaic : something that is mingled : mixture
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