blender
/ˈblendə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [blˈɛndɚ] /ˈblendər/ (ame, ipa) · [blˈɛndɚ] /ˈblen-dər/ (ame, mw)
blender — 名詞
- blendersingular
- blendersplural
1. a powered kitchen appliance with fast blades that cuts or mixes food until it be
調理機
可把食物打碎或攪勻的電動機器
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.
Felix 把湯倒進調理機裡，讓口感更細滑。
pour something into the blender
Layla used the blender to crush ice for mango drinks.
Layla 用調理機把冰塊打碎來做芒果飲。
use the blender to crush ice
The blender stopped when banana pieces jammed the blades.
香蕉塊卡住刀片時，調理機就停了。
Kofi rinsed the blender after making peanut sauce for dinner.
Kofi 做完花生醬後把調理機沖洗乾淨。
- 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
調配者
負責混合材料做成產品的人或公司
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.
那位茶葉調配者在新盒裝上市前試了三種茶葉配方。
tea blender
Our perfume blender adjusted the rose note until the scent felt softer.
我們的香水調配者調整玫瑰香調，直到香氣變得更柔和。
perfume blender
As a coffee blender, Min balances beans from farms in two countries.
身為咖啡調配者，Min 會平衡來自兩個國家的豆子。
The wine blender kept tasting the barrels before choosing the final mix.
那位葡萄酒調配者在選定最後配方前一直試喝各桶酒。
- 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
融合者
把不同風格或元素結合的人
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.
評論家稱那位導演是喜劇與家庭劇的融合者。
a blender of + two styles
Amihan is a careful blender of folk songs and electronic beats.
Amihan 是把民謠與電子節拍結合得很細膩的融合者。
The designer became a blender of street fashion and formal tailoring.
那位設計師成了街頭時尚與正式剪裁的融合者。
Felipe has become a blender of local and Korean flavors at his restaurant.
在自己的餐廳裡，Felipe 已成為在地與韓式風味的融合者。
- 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.