blend

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1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]MIX to combine different things in a way that produces an effective or pleasant result, or to become combined in this way 融合，糅合

a story that blends fact and legend

事实与传说相糅合的一个故事

blend with/together

Leave the sauce to allow the flavours to blend together.

让酱汁放一放，使各种味道调和起来。

2 [transitiveT]MIX to thoroughly mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance 混合，掺合，调和

Blend the sugar, eggs, and flour.

把糖、鸡蛋和面粉掺在一起。

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3 [transitiveT]DF to produce tea, tobacco, whisky etc by mixing several different types together 混合调制〔茶、烟草、威士忌等〕

n blended whisky

n Grammar

Blend is usually passive in this meaning.

4 blend in phrasal verbphr v LIKE/SIMILARif someone or something blends in with people or objects, they match them or are similar, and you do not notice them 协调；和谐

with

The old house blends in perfectly with the countryside.

这幢老房子和这里的乡村融为一体。

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blend in• Gradually blend in ½ cup of milk.• The colour's perfect for our bedroom - it should blend in very nicely.• Choose plants that will blend in with the existing garden scheme.• I'm looking for some pale green curtains that will blend in with the walls.

blend with• Planners want to ensure that the structure blends into the landscape.• Frank, who virtually lives in his brown jacket, blends in with his dusty study, and has a Shakespearean flourish.• As much as I tried to blend in with my classmates, they knew my family was different.• She was supposed to blend in with that group.• The bird blended in with the gray-brown reeds growing in the water.• Fabbiano would not mind if he saw the girls beginning to blend in with the guests.• The primarily agricultural work blends in with the liturgical calendar of the church.• Then if you ever need to make small repairs, the patch will blend in with the rest.• Until then he would just blend in with the walls.• The large room, a deluxe double, was decorated in pale-pink fabrics that blended in with the white rattan furniture.• I was amazed, in some ways, to see how easily I could blend in with them.

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blend• In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, vanilla extract and salt until well blended.• Add milk and eggs and stir to blend.• At Buitoni we go even further and blend a full five eggs - quality controlled and fully pasteurised - into each kilo.• Her first novel successfully blends a sense of innocence with overwhelming bitterness.• But on Clinton, they blend artfully.• But for once his famous ability to blend laughter and pain is overcome by the weight of his subject.• Children love the play because it blends the human and animal worlds.• Beat the egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of water and blend them into the white sauce.• The ingredients should be blended together until they are smooth.• The ballet company's repertoire blends tradition and creative innovation.• Generally speaking, one is best avoiding the middle colour tones as they will not blend well with the flowers.• Everything blended with everything else, trees and brush and sky, and already he was on the edge of lost.• Transparency of design to blend with the existing landscape is encouraged.

blend with/together• With nearly eight weeks of education behind us the faces of speakers were beginning to blend together.• Add mushrooms and bok choy to broth. Blend together cornstarch and water.• Rashad's sense of comedy blends well with Cosby's.• They they do not recoil from each other, but blend together in one mass.• Now blended with Orthodoxy, such ancient beliefs are resurfacing.• It can be blended with other fibres too.• The blue smoke rises straight up, blending with the haze.• They blended together to form one flowing alert.• Thus, man has these interpenetrating bodies composed of ever-finer material, which are blended together to form the composite entity-man.

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blend2 noun [countableC]

1. DFa product such as tea, tobacco, or whisky that is a mixture of several different types 混合品[物]〔如茶、烟草、威士忌等〕

2 MIXa mixture of different things that combine together well 〔不同事物的〕融合

an excellent team, with a nice blend of experience and youthful enthusiasm

一支优秀的队伍，既有经验又有年轻人的热情

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blend• Each preparation is a blend of fruit, flower, herb or plant extracts.• In economics, its use is a blend of two ideas, abstraction and pure problem-solving.• He also took a nightly bath containing lavender, clary-sage or chamomile - sometimes a blend of all three essences.• For meditation, yoga or for a philosophical discussion, try a blend of frankincense, myrrh and cedarwood.• Sometimes he seems to be an extraordinary blend of artist, poet and businessman.• The England team is a good side, with a nice blend of experience and youthful energy.• The Rhone Rangers also have produced a host of Rhonestyle blends, usually with a high percentage of grenache.• The following recipe uses this blend to create a loyal, hearty, and enjoyable bread.

Origin blend1

(1300-1400) Old Norse blanda

blend1 verb →n GRAMMAR1blend2 noun

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