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other materials) — %SL % ?! 2 [C, U] a combin
ation of things that you
need to make sth, often sold as a powder to which you add water, etc. IS $4, MA
f4 ( # A$4£ ) : a cake mix o cement mix tKM
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► IN POPULAR MUSIC 3 [C] = remix n. at remix
4 [sing.] the particular way that instruments and
voices are arranged in a piece of music M ^; M# 5 [C] an arrangement of several
songs or pieces of music into one continuous piece, especially for dancing ft
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SYNONYMS mX
stir♦ mingle ♦
blend
These words all refer to substances, qualities, ideas or feelings
combining or being combined.
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mix to combine two or more substances, qualities, ideas or feelings, usually
in a way that means they cannot easily be separated; to be combined in this
way *§ ( $ ) AM, ftffcftHVm
Mn\ 3 o', Sfe'n: Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. o Oil and
water do not mix.
stir to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in
order to mix it thoroughly tg
mm. mn ( Wlfrmim ) : She
stirred her tea. ilTIio
mingle to combine or be combined )
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3 a’, M'a Mingle can be used to
talk
about sounds, colours,
feelings, ideas, qualities or substances. It is used in written English to talk
about how a scene or event appears to sb or how they experience it. * mingle
im
The
sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the
evening air. 410
o He
felt a kind of
happiness mingled with regret. #,l£fiMi[#rA3Z.
blend to mix two or more substances or flavours together; to be mixed together
StS'n, 3 a”. Blend the flour with the
milk to make a smooth paste.
MIX OR BLEND? ft mix 2J1; blend ?
If you blend
things when you are cooking you usually combine them more completely
than if you just mix them. Mix can be used to talk about colours, feelings or qualities as well as food
and substances. In this meaning blend is mostly used in
the context of cooking. It is also used to talk about art, music, fashion, etc.
with the meaning of ‘combine in an attractive way’. blend ^A4E##$444tu£^
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mix „ mix
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blend
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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to mix/mingle/blend (sth) with sth
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to mix/stir/mingle/blend sth into sth
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to mix/stir/mingle/blend sth together
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to mix/stir/blend sth thoroughly/well/gently
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to mix/stir/blend ingredients
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to mix/mingle/blend flavours
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to mix/blend colours
mixed/mingled feelings
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mixed <Hr /mikst/ adj.
1 having both good and bad qualities or feelings Mcf 64; M A64: The weather has been very mixed
recently, i ifi A
H & Ji SI flf A £ o o I still have mixed feelings about going to
mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it,
some did not). jg'Jif A#&rt$64i¥tfl^##Ao 0 British athletes had mixed
fortunes in yesterday’s competition, ffc His^M;£B£A64t£l£IfrA‘$i!iASL
2 [only before noun] consisting of
different kinds of people, for example, people from different races and
cultures AMM3£64; 66AIM#J£64AM64: a mixed community gXikffi#. E 0 people of mixed race A [M # 64 A o a mixed
marriage (= between two people of different races
or religions) # ) il 3 [only before noun]
consisting of different types of
the same thing Mo" 64; 3&fE—^2 64: a mixed salad fHg-fefir 4 [usually before noun] of or for both males
and females fj AMA64; % 64: a mixed school AIM#t64o I’d rather not talk about it in mixed
company. ^Ej§^cM^64^^n ,
mixed-a bility adj. [usually before noun] with or for students
who have different levels of ability 4^4itisA A
-64; A##7jcA64^£64: a mixed-ability class t£A7jtAA—64#E|g. 0 mixed-ability teaching ll^64^£64ffc^
,mixed ‘bag noun [sing.] (informal) a collection of
things or people of very different types M'n #; A#^
.mixed ‘blessing noun [usually sing.] something that has
advantages and disadvantages fj$i$I#A
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.mixed ‘doubles noun [u+sing./pl. v.] (in tennis, etc.
p«] %£) a game in which a man and a woman play
together against another man and woman M *43X44 .mixed e'conomy noun an economic system in a country in which some
companies are owned by the state and some are private >
.mixed 'farming noun [U] a system of
farming in which farmers both grow crops and keep animals (
&64 )
.mixed 'grill noun (BrE) a hot dish of
different types of meat and vegetables that have been grilled #5 ^ j#: a mixed grill of bacon, sausages, tomatoes
and mushrooms
.mixed 'metaphor noun a combination of two or more metaphors or idioms that produces a
ridiculous effect, for example, ‘He put his foot down with a firm hand.’
.mixed 'number noun (mathematics WO a number consisting of a whole
number and a proper fraction, for example 3V4
.mixed-'up adj. (informal) confused because of mental, emotional or social
problems ffij^64; AM64; A H A JS M
64 : a mixed-up
kid/teenager & }£ 64 3, T
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mixer /'miks0(r)/
noun 1 a
machine or device used for mixing things M
W
fl; IS •'a IS: a food mixer 'kVqffiW
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(Br£) a mixer tap (= one in which hot
and cold water can be mixed together before it comes out of the pipe) ^ 7JC IS if ft A — see also cement mixer — picture on next page 2 a drink such as fruit
juice that is not alcoholic and that can be mixed with alcohol iS M ffl 64 tJt
14 : low-calorie
mixers % M ft M BE ^4 3 (technical A in) a device used
for mixing together different sound or picture signals in order to produce a
single sound or picture; a person whose job is to operate this device AW
(
\§. ) I'nllFS ITTTTn a good/bad 'mixer a person who finds it
easy/difficult to talk to people they do not know, for example at a party /
Att4c3£[£664 A 'mixing bowl noun a large bowl for mixing food in ( M'n #$164 )
ABfc, M— picture o page R15 'mixing desk noun a piece of electronic equipment for mixing sounds,
used especially when recording music