mingle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++min·gle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/ ●○○ verb (mingled, mingling) 1 [intransitive, transitive]MIX if two feelings, sounds, smells etc mingle, they mix together with each other （使）混合 Add the mint and allow the flavours to mingle. 加入薄荷，把各种味道混合起来。mingle with Her perfume mingled with the smell of wood smoke from the fire. 她的香水味和炉火里木柴的烟味混合在一起。be mingled with something Her excitement was mingled with a slight feeling of fear. 她兴奋中带着一丝害怕。2 [intransitive]MIX if you mingle at a party, you move around the room and talk to lots of different people 〔在聚会中〕应酬，交际mingle with She was eager to mingle with the other guests. 她急切地想和其他客人交谈。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
mingle• Families mingled and enjoyed themselves at a block party.• Playfulness and formality can mingle, even at a wedding.• Mingling genuine news with gossip, she made a lively companion.• These four are eternal and are constantly mingling in different proportions and separating.• The noise was tremendous; bombs, guns, and engines mingled in discordant sound.• Our voices were mingled in poetry.• Heraklion mingles traditional charm with a bustling centre of pavement cafes and shops.• Here was a set of fake brass handles incongruously mingled with a different set of pewter fixtures.• They come to hear music and end up mingling with a lot of people they may not mingle with in everyday life.• They didn't bite, but they were mingled with ferocious mosquitoes, which did.• As usual he mingled with his guests, with whom he remained until just after ten o'clock.• The smell of the sea mingled with the faint scent of the grass.• Water spread across the floor in a greasy stream, mingling with the pile of filthy rubbish.be mingled with something• We may emphasize that they are mingled with and followed by stories of a very different character.• They didn't bite, but they were mingled with ferocious mosquitoes, which did.• Then, considerations of safety were mingled with the exercise of power, and feelings and interests prevailed which are happily terminated.• Dire harmonic confusion would result were the bass to be mingled with the upper parts.Origin mingle (1400-1500) meng “to mix” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English menganmin·gle verbChineseSyllable
mix sounds, mingle, two they if together smells Corpus etc feelings,
mingle
min‧gle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
verb (past tense and past participle mingled, present participle mingling)
Add the mint and allow the flavours to mingle.
mingle with
Her perfume mingled with the smell of wood smoke from the fire.
be mingled with something
Her excitement was mingled with a slight feeling of fear.
2. [intransitive] if you mingle at a party, you move around the room and talk to lots of different people
mingle with
She was eager to mingle with the other guests.
min‧gle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/
verb (past tense and past participle mingled, present participle mingling) Date: 1400-1500
Origin: meng 'to mix' (11-19 centuries), from Old English mengan
1. [intransitive and transitive] if two feelings, sounds, smells etc mingle, they mix together with each other:Origin: meng 'to mix' (11-19 centuries), from Old English mengan
mingle with
be mingled with something
2. [intransitive] if you mingle at a party, you move around the room and talk to lots of different people
mingle with
mix to combine two or more substances, qualities, ideas or feelings, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated; to be combined in this way 指（使）两种或以上物质、品质、想法或情感等混合、掺和、融合 ：◆ Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. 把所有的配料放在碗里搅和一下。 ◆ Oil and water do not mix. 油和水不相融。 stir to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly 指搅动、搅和、搅拌（液体或物质） ：◆ She stirred her tea. 她搅了搅茶。 mingle to combine or be combined 指（使）混合、掺和、融合 NOTE Mingle can be used to talk about sounds, colours, feelings, ideas, qualities or substances. It is used in written English to talk about how a scene or event appears to sb or how they experience it.* mingle 可用以指声音、颜色、情感、想法、品质或物质等交织在一起，用于书面语表示对某一场景或事件的感受或经历 ：◆ The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。 ◆ He felt a kind of happiness mingled with regret. 他感到既高兴又遗憾。 blend to mix two or more substances or flavours together; to be mixed together 指（使）两种或以上物质或味道混合、掺和 ：◆ Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste. 把面粉和牛奶调成均匀的面糊。
mix or blend? 用 mix 还是 blend？
If you blend things when you are cooking you usually combine them more completely than if you justmix them.Mix can be used to talk about colours, feelings or qualities as well as food and substances. In this meaningblend is mostly used in the context of cooking. It is also used to talk about art, music, fashion, etc. with the meaning of 'combine in an attractive way'.烹饪时用 blend 表示把各种材料完全掺和到一起，用 mix 只表示将这些东西混合在一起。mix 可指将食物、物质混合在一起，也可指颜色、情感、品质融合在一起。在这一含义中，blend 主要用于烹饪语境。blend 亦可表示艺术、音乐、时尚等元素和谐地融合在一起。
Patterns
to mix/mingle/blend (sth) with sthto mix/stir/mingle/blend sth into sthto mix/stir/mingle/blend sth together to mix/stir/blend ingredients to mix/mingle/blend flavours to mix/blend colours mixed/mingled feelings to mix/stir/blend sth thoroughly/well/gently