mix up with

mix up with — 片語動詞

  • mix up withbase form
  • mixes up with3rd person singular
  • mixing up with-ing form
  • mixed up withpast simple

1. to wrongly think that one person or thing is another person or thing because the

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釋義

混淆；搞混

誤將某人某物當成另一人事物

to wrongly think that one person or thing is another person or thing because they look or seem similar — for example, mixing a colleague up with a stranger, or mixing two keys up with each other.

例句

After Eliska cut her hair short, I mixed her up with a new student.

Eliska 把頭髮剪短之後，我把她跟新來的學生搞混了。

mix + object + up with + object (person)

Be careful not to mix the blue folder up with the red one — they hold different project reports.

小心別把藍色資料夾跟紅色那本搞混——裡面是不同的專案報告。

separated word order: mix + object + up with

常見搭配
  • mix someone/something up with someone/something
  • get mixed up with
  • easily mixed up with
同義詞
  • confuse with

    more general; can apply to ideas, not just physical objects or people

  • mistake for

    focuses on the incorrect perception itself, not the act of putting things together

反義詞
  • tell apart

    to correctly see the difference between two similar things

文法句型

mix + object + up with + object

mix + up + object + with + object

用法筆記

Object can appear between 'mix' and 'up' (mix the files up with…) or after 'up' (mix up the files with…). Both orders are common.

常見錯誤

I mixed with my sister's phone.
I mixed my sister's phone up with mine.
You must include 'up' to form the phrasal verb; 'mix with' alone means something different (to socialise).

2. to become connected with a person or group whose influence is bad or likely to c

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釋義

牽連；糾纏

使某人與不良群體有牽連

to become connected with a person or group whose influence is bad or likely to create problems — for instance, a teenager joining a violent gang, or a business partner who brings criminals into the company.

例句

Tuan got mixed up with a group of car thieves when he was only fifteen.

Tuan 才十五歲就跟一群偷車賊廝混在一起。

passive form: get mixed up with + criminal group

Rachid's parents feared the older friends would mix him up with the wrong crowd.

Rachid 的父母擔心那些較年長的朋友會把他帶壞，跟不良分子混在一起。

active form: mix + object + up with + group

常見搭配
  • get mixed up with
  • be mixed up with
  • mix oneself up with
  • the wrong crowd
  • a bad group
  • a gang
同義詞
  • get involved with

    more neutral; 'mix up with' carries a stronger negative connotation

  • fall in with

    suggests accidental or gradual involvement, often with a bad group

反義詞

文法句型

be + mixed up with + person/group

get + mixed up with + person/group

mix + object + up with + person/group

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the passive (be mixed up with / get mixed up with). The active form (someone mixes someone up with a group) is less common and usually implies the subject caused the involvement.

常見錯誤

He got mixed up in a bad crowd.
He got mixed up with a bad crowd.
Use 'with' for people and groups; 'mixed up in' is used for activities or situations (e.g., 'mixed up in a crime').
片語動詞

mix someone/something up with someone/something

phrasal verb

to wrongly think one person or thing is another because they look or seem similar

把⋯⋯與⋯⋯搞混；誤認⋯⋯為⋯⋯

After Eliska cut her hair short, I mixed her up with a new student.

Be careful not to mix the blue folder up with the red one — they hold different project reports.

be/get mixed up with someone

phrasal verb

to become connected with a person or group whose influence is bad or likely to create problems

與⋯⋯廝混；與（不良分子）有牽連

Tuan got mixed up with a group of car thieves when he was only fifteen.

Rachid's parents feared the older friends would mix him up with the wrong crowd.

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