[with obj.]mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together as a mass 使混合,使交融 blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water. 在玉米粉中加入一汤匙水搅和。 [noobj.]add the grated cheese and blend well. 加上碎奶酪拌匀。 ■[often as adj. blended]mix (different types of the same substance, such as tea, coffee, spirits, etc.) together so as to make a product of the desired quality 调配(不同的茶、咖啡、酒等) a blended whisky. 调配威士忌。 ■put or combine (abstract things) together 把(抽象物)糅合在一起 I blend basic information for the novice with some scientific gardening for the more experienced. 我把适合初学者的基本知识和适合较有经验者的科学园艺知识糅合在一起。 [as noun blending]a blending of romanticism with a more detached modernism. 浪漫主义和感情色彩较淡的现代主义的融合。 ■merge (a colour) with another so that one is not clearly distinguishable from the other 使(不同色彩)交融,融合 ■[noobj.]form a harmonious combination 交融,协调 costumes, music, and lighting all blend together beautifully. 服装、音乐和灯光和谐地融合在一起。 ■(blend in/into)be an unobtrusive or harmonious part of a greater whole by being similar in appearance or behaviour 融入…,(与…)融为一体 she would have to employ a permanent bodyguard in the house, someone who would blend in. 她得在家里长期雇用一名保镖,一个能融入这个家的人。
noun
a mixture of different things or people 混合物;混杂的人群 knitting yarns in mohair blends. 在混纺马海毛中织入毛线。 ■a mixture of different types of the same substance, such as tea, coffee, spirits, etc (不同品种的同类物质)混合物,调配品 ■a combination of different abstract things or qualities (不同的抽象物、品质的)糅合,混合 a blend of racialist and anarchist ideas. 种族主义和无政府主义思想的混合体。 Ontario offers a cultural blend you'll find nowhere else on earth. 安大略能提供你在任何别的地方难以找到的文化交融。 ■a word made up of the parts and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel from motor and hotel 缩合词(如motel由motor和hotel缩合而成)
语源
Middle English : probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blanda 'to mix'