| 单词 | mix |
| 释义 | mix —mixable, adj. —mixability, mixableness, n. /miks/, v. , mixed or mixt, mixing, n. v.t. 1. to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents. 2. to put together indiscriminately or confusedly (often fol. by up). 3. to combine, unite, or join: to mix business and pleasure. 4. to add as an element or ingredient: Mix some salt into the flour. 5. to form or make by combining ingredients: to mix a cake; to mix mortar. 6. to crossbreed. 7. Motion Pictures. a. to combine, blend, edit, etc. (the various components of a soundtrack): to mix dialogue and sound effects. b. to complete the mixing process on (a film, soundtrack, etc.): an important movie that took months to mix. 8. to combine (two or more separate recordings or microphone signals) to make a single recording or composite signal. v.i. 9. to become mixed: a paint that mixes easily with water. 10. to associate or mingle, as in company: to mix with the other guests at a party. 11. to be crossbred, or of mixed breeding. 12. Boxing. to exchange blows vigorously and aggressively: The crowd jeered as the fighters clinched, refusing to mix. 13. mix down, to mix the tracks of an existing recording to make a new recording with fewer tracks: the four-track tape was mixed down to stereo. 14. mix it up, Slang. a. to engage in a quarrel. b. to fight with the fists. Also, mix it. 15. mix up, a. to confuse completely, esp. to mistake one person or thing for another: The teacher was always mixing up the twins. b. to involve or entangle. n. 16. an act or instance of mixing. 17. the result of mixing; mixture: cement mix; an odd mix of gaiety and sadness. 18. a commercially prepared blend of ingredients to which usually only a liquid must be added to make up the total of ingredients necessary or obtain the desired consistency: a cake mix; muffin mix. 19. mixer (def. 4). 20. the proportion of ingredients in a mixture; formula: a mix of two to one. 21. Informal. a mess or muddle; mix-up. 22. Music. an electronic blending of tracks or sounds made to produce a recording. [1470-80; back formation from mixt MIXED] Syn. 1, 9. commingle, jumble, unite, amalgamate, fuse. MIX, BLEND, COMBINE, MINGLE concern the bringing of two or more things into more or less intimate association. MIX is the general word for such association: to mix fruit juices. BLEND implies such a harmonious joining of two or more types of colors, feelings, etc., that the new product formed displays some of the qualities of each: to blend fragrances or whiskeys. COMBINE implies such a close or intimate union that distinction between the parts is lost: to combine forces. MINGLE usually suggests retained identity of the parts: to mingle voices. 9. coalesce. 17. concoction; formula. |
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