blend
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they blend | |
he / she / it blends | |
past simple blended | |
past participle blended | |
-ing form blending |
- [transitive]
to mix two or more substances together 使混合;摻和 - blend A with B
Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste. 把面粉和牛奶調成均勻的面糊。 - blend A and B (together)
Blend together the eggs, sugar and flour. 把雞蛋、糖和面粉摻到一起。
Synonyms mixmix- stir
- mingle
- blend
- 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:
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. 把所有的配料放在碗裏攪和一下。 Oil and water do not mix. 油和水不相融。
- stir to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or something similar, in order to mix it completely:
She stirred her tea. 她攪了攪茶。
- mingle
to combine or be combined. 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 somebody or how they experience it: The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. • He felt a kind of happiness mingled with regret.指(使)混合、摻和、融合 - blend to mix two or more substances or flavours together; to be mixed together:
Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste. 把面粉和牛奶調成均勻的面糊。
mix or 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’.Patterns用 mix 還是 blend? - to mix/mingle/blend (something) with something
- to mix/stir/mingle/blend something into something
- to mix/stir/mingle/blend something together
- to mix/stir/blend ingredients
- to mix/mingle/blend flavours
- to mix/blend colours
- mixed/mingled feelings
- to mix/stir/blend something thoroughly/well/gently
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingc1Add the fruit and cream and blend well. 加入水果和奶油,攪拌均勻。 I have very little idea of how to blend colours. 我對如何調色知之甚少。 Blend all the ingredients together. 把所有的原料混合在一起。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- together
- well
- into
- with
- blend A with B
- [intransitive]
to form a mixture with something (和某物)混合;融合 - blend with something
Oil does not blend with water. 油不融於水。 - blend (together)
Oil and water do not blend. 油與水不相融。
- blend with something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to combine with something in an attractive or effective way; to combine something in this way (使)調和,協調,融合 - blend (something) (together)
The old and new buildings blend together perfectly. 新舊建築物相映成趣。 - blend something (and/with something)
Their music blends traditional and modern styles. 他們的音樂融合了傳統和現代風格。
Extra ExamplesThis process allows the flavours to blend together. 這道工序使得各種味道相互交融。 The ornamental pool blends perfectly with its surroundings. 這個裝飾性池塘與周圍的環境完美地融爲一體。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- happily
- harmoniously
- perfectly
- …
- with
- blend (something) (together)
- [transitive, usually passive] blend something
to produce something by mixing different types together 調制;配制 blended whisky/tea 調配的威士忌/茶
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- together
- well
- into
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blanda ‘to mix’.
Idioms
blend/fade into the woodwork
- (informal)
to behave in a way that does not attract any attention; to disappear or hide 默默無聞;銷聲匿迹;蟄伏