blender
/ˈblendə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈɛndɚ] /ˈblendər/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈɛndɚ] /ˈblen-dər/ (ame, mw)
blender — noun
- blendersingular
- blendersplural
1. a powered kitchen appliance with fast blades that cuts or mixes food until it be
a powered kitchen appliance with fast blades that cuts or mixes food until it becomes smooth
Felix poured the soup into the blender for a smoother texture.
pour something into the blender
Layla used the blender to crush ice for mango drinks.
use the blender to crush ice
The blender stopped when banana pieces jammed the blades.
Kofi rinsed the blender after making peanut sauce for dinner.
- mixer
A mixer combines ingredients, but a blender usually uses blades to make them smoother.
- liquidizer
Mainly British and often used when the machine turns food into a liquid.
文法句型
use a blender
put something in the blender
用法筆記
Usually used for an electric kitchen tool. Common things put in a blender include fruit, soup, ice, and sauce.
2. someone in a trade, or the company they represent, that mixes selected materials
someone in a trade, or the company they represent, that mixes selected materials to create a finished product
The tea blender tested three leaf mixes before the new box went on sale.
tea blender
Our perfume blender adjusted the rose note until the scent felt softer.
perfume blender
As a coffee blender, Min balances beans from farms in two countries.
The wine blender kept tasting the barrels before choosing the final mix.
- compounder
More technical and often used for chemicals or medicines rather than food or perfume.
- mixer
Broader and less tied to making a finished branded product.
文法句型
a blender of + product
work as a blender
用法筆記
Often used with a product noun before it, such as tea blender or perfume blender. It can refer to either the specialist or the business doing the work.
3. a person who brings unlike styles, ideas, or traditions together into one result
a person who brings unlike styles, ideas, or traditions together into one result
Critics praised the director as a blender of comedy and family drama.
a blender of + two styles
Amihan is a careful blender of folk songs and electronic beats.
The designer became a blender of street fashion and formal tailoring.
Felipe has become a blender of local and Korean flavors at his restaurant.
- fusionist
Often used when styles are mixed deliberately, especially in art, music, or food.
- integrator
More formal and often used for systems or ideas rather than artistic style.
文法句型
a blender of + styles
a blender of + ideas
用法筆記
Usually followed by of plus the styles or elements being joined. This sense is much more literary than senses 1 and 2.