mixed /mɪkst/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 [only before noun]VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS consisting of several different types of things or people 混合的,混杂的 a very mixed group of women 一群形形色色的妇女
2 mixed feelings/emotions NOT SUREif you have mixed feelings or emotions about something, you are not sure whether you like, agree with, or feel happy about it 复杂[矛盾]的心情mixed feelings/emotions about I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again. 对于再见劳拉,我心情很复杂。
He watched with mixed emotions. 他怀着复杂的心情注视着。
mixed about• I kept leaving her as I had mixed feelings about being married to some one older than myself.• In retrospect she had mixed feelings about it.• I have mixed emotions about our passing game.• But her parents have mixed feelings about the decision.• Rob had mixed feelings about the house.• Yeske has mixed feelings about the trust accounts known as Uniform Gifts to Minors Act accounts.• We had mixed feelings about this one. 3 mixed reaction/response/reviews etc VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDSif something gets a mixed reaction etc, some people say they like it or agree with it, but others dislike it or disagree with it 多种不同的反应/回应/评论等 The film has had mixed reviews from the critics. 这部电影得到了评论家们褒贬不一的评价。
Media coverage of the event was mixed. 媒体对这个事件的报道褒贬不一。
4 especially British EnglishBrESEX/GENDER for both males and females 男女混合的 5 a mixed blessing VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDSsomething that is good in some ways but bad in others 利弊兼有的事物 Having your parents living nearby is a mixed blessing. 父母住得近有利也有弊。
a mixed blessing• Even that has been a mixed blessing.• For voluntary organisations the budget was more of a mixed blessing.• My celebrity was a mixed blessing.• Such a prestigious credit was something of a mixed blessing.• Switching to College Prep was a mixed blessing.• The sheer pace of accumulation was itself a mixed blessing.• The disintegration of the Takeshita faction was seen as a mixed blessing for Miyazawa.• But the passenger pigeon, as we now know this bird, was a mixed blessing for the Pilgrims.
6 a mixed bag VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS a) a group of things or people that are all very different from each other 混合体,大杂烩a mixed bag of The concert was a mixed bag of classical and modern music. 那场音乐会是古典音乐和现代音乐的大杂烩。
Club-goers are a mixed bag these days, and so are the places they go clubbing. 现在去夜总会的人形形色色,那些夜总会也是五花八门。
b) something that includes both good and bad parts 好坏参差不齐的事物 The meat was very good, but the vegetables were rather a mixed bag. 肉很好,但蔬菜却有好有坏。
7 (of) mixed race having parents of different races 〔父母〕不同种族的 children of mixed race 混血儿
8 in mixed company SEX/GENDERwhen you are with people of both sexes 在男女都有的场合 It’s not the sort of joke you tell in mixed company. 这种笑话不宜在男女都有的场合讲。
in mixed company• Most of us are happy in mixed company. → mixed metaphor at metaphor(2)