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medley

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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med·ley /ˈmedli/ noun [countable]  1 APMa group of songs or tunes sung or played one after the other as a single piece of music 集成曲,组合曲;一组联唱[联奏]的歌曲[乐曲]medley of He played a medley of Beatles songs. 他演奏了一组披头士乐队的歌曲。2 [usually singular]MIX a mixture of different types of the same thing which produces an interesting or unusual effect 混合物;大杂烩medley of an exotic medley of smells 各种气味奇特的混合 a medley of architectural styles 各种不同建筑风格的大杂烩3 DSSa swimming race in which the competitors swim using four different strokes 混合泳比赛;混合泳接力比赛 the 400 metres individual medley 400米个人混合泳比赛
Examples from the Corpus
medleyDennis told me to cheer up and threatened to sing me a medley.The suspect has little opportunity for demonstrating his or her innocence against any one of a medley of permissive street powers.Sometimes they pipe out a medley, filling the woods with a cacophony of avian lechery.This passes a medley of buildings before commencing a steady climb, fringed by trees, to Twisleton Hall, a farm.Let me present a medley of these edifying yarns.a medley of popular Christmas carolsIf you want a taste of Torme as the consummate show stopper, Rhino offers you his classic, 15-minute Gershwin medley.Unseen in all this great medley of hidden activity the verderers were riding.He finished fourth in his best event, the 200-meter individual medley, at the trials in March.a delicately prepared medley of vegetables
Origin medley (1300-1400) Old French medlee, from medler; → MEDDLE
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medley
medley /ˈmedli/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: medlee, from medler; meddle
1. a group of songs or tunes sung or played one after the other as a single piece of music
    medley of
    He played a medley of Beatles songs.
2. [usually singular] a mixture of different types of the same thing which produces an interesting or unusual effect
    medley of
    an exotic medley of smells
    a medley of architectural styles
3. a swimming race in which the competitors swim using four different strokes:
    the 400 metres individual medley


med·leyBrE /ˈmedli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmedli/ 🔊 nouna piece of music consisting of several songs or tunes played or sung one after the other 混成曲(多首声乐曲或器乐曲串联在一起)a medley of Beatles hits披头士乐队歌曲大联唱a mixture of people or things of different kinds 混杂物;混合物;混杂的人群a medley of flavours/smells 各种味道/气味混合在一起a swimming race in which each member of a team uses a different stroke 混合泳接力the 4 × 100 metres medley4 × 100 米混合泳接力