blends
blends — 名詞
- blendssingular
- blendsesplural
1. a combination made from different ingredients, materials, or styles that are bro
混合物；混搭
不同成分或風格的結合
a combination made from different ingredients, materials, or styles that are brought together as one whole.
The cafe sells tea blends from Taiwan, India, and Kenya.
那家咖啡館賣來自台灣、印度和肯亞的混合茶。
tea blends from several regions
Jenna's fall wardrobe uses soft blends of wool, silk, and linen.
Jenna 的秋季衣櫥用了羊毛、絲和亞麻的柔和混搭。
blend of different materials
The album's best tracks are bold blends of jazz and folk.
那張專輯最出色的幾首歌，是爵士與民謠的大膽混搭。
Small spice blends gave Mateo's soup a warmer, richer smell.
少量綜合香料讓 Mateo 的湯聞起來更溫暖、更濃郁。
- mixture
a broader word for things combined together, not always with a clear style result
- combination
more general and often less focused on how smoothly the parts fit together
- single material
emphasizes that only one ingredient or material is used
用法筆記
Often used for foods, fabrics, music, or design styles where separate parts are combined into a single result.
2. a new word created by joining parts of two other words into one form.
混成詞
由兩個詞拼合成的新詞
a new word created by joining parts of two other words into one form.
Teachers often use brunch as a simple example of blends.
老師常用 brunch 當作混成詞的簡單例子。
brunch as a classic blend
In class, Daichi listed motel and smog as common blends.
課堂上，Daichi 把 motel 和 smog 列為常見的混成詞。
Many internet slang terms begin as playful blends of older words.
許多網路俚語，一開始都是由舊詞拼出的有趣混成詞。
The worksheet asked students to spot blends in product names.
那張講義要學生找出產品名稱裡的混成詞。
- portmanteau
a more technical term for the same kind of word formation
用法筆記
This sense is mainly used when talking about word formation in language study, not about physical mixtures.
blends — 動詞
- blendspresent simple I / you / we / they
- blendses3rd person singular
- blendsing-ing form
- blendsedpast simple
1. to mix different things so they become one substance or one combined whole.
混合
把不同東西攪在一起
to mix different things so they become one substance or one combined whole.
Eli blends bananas, milk, and ice for the morning smoothies.
Eli 把香蕉、牛奶和冰塊混合來做早晨的冰沙。
blend ingredients for a drink
The baker blends white flour with rye before shaping the dough.
麵包師把白麵粉和黑麥混合後，才開始整形麵團。
blend A with B
At the factory, warm wax blends easily with the scented oil.
在工廠裡，溫熱的蠟很容易和香味油混合。
Lakshmi blends green paint and white paint for the wall border.
Lakshmi 把綠色顏料和白色顏料混合來刷牆邊。
- separate
shows that the parts are kept apart instead of mixed
文法句型
blend A with B
A blends with B
blend A into one mixture
用法筆記
Use this sense for physically mixing ingredients, colors, or materials. It often appears with with when both parts are named.
2. to look, sound, or feel right with something else, or to bring different things
相襯；協調
放在一起好看或很合拍
to look, sound, or feel right with something else, or to bring different things together so the result feels balanced.
The blue curtains blend with the pale gray walls.
藍色窗簾和淡灰色牆面很相襯。
colors blend with a room
At the festival, folk drums blended well with electric guitar.
在節慶現場，民俗鼓聲和電吉他協調得很好。
sounds blended well with
Trang blends local recipes and French techniques in her bakery.
Trang 在她的麵包店裡，把在地配方和法式技巧融合得很協調。
On stage, the dancers' costumes blended nicely with the gold lights.
舞台上，舞者的服裝和金色燈光相襯得很自然。
- clash
shows that colors, sounds, or styles do not suit each other
文法句型
blend with something
blend A and B
blend well together
用法筆記
Often used for colors, sounds, styles, or designs that seem right together. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which focuses on physically mixing substances.
3. to use an electric machine to make food smooth or break it into very small piece
攪打
用果汁機打成滑順或細碎
to use an electric machine to make food smooth or break it into very small pieces.
Mert blends the soup until the carrots are completely smooth.
Mert 把湯攪打到紅蘿蔔完全滑順。
blend food until smooth
After school, Romi blended mango and yogurt in the kitchen blender.
放學後，Romi 在廚房果汁機裡攪打芒果和優格。
blended in the kitchen blender
Please blend the onions first, then add them to the sauce.
請先把洋蔥攪打，再把它們加進醬汁裡。
The cook blended soaked nuts into a thick cream.
廚師把泡過的堅果攪打成濃厚的奶霜。
- chop
suggests cutting food into pieces by hand rather than smoothing it with a machine
文法句型
blend food until smooth
blend A into a cream
blend A in a blender
用法筆記
This sense is specifically about using a blender or similar electric machine in the kitchen.