mishmash
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mish·mash /ˈmɪʃmæʃ/ noun [singular] informalVARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDS a mixture of a lot of very different things that are put together in a way that is not organized 混杂物,大杂烩 SYN hodge-podgemishmash of The magazine is a jumbled mishmash of jokes, stories, and serious news. 这本杂志把笑话、故事和严肃新闻胡乱拼凑在一起。
Examples from the Corpus
mishmash• The dancers' costumes are a mishmash of fashion trends.• Only a dialect, a mishmash.• Can he replicate elaborate shapes or does he tend to make a mishmash?• Reluctantly she stepped on to a moving walkway that carried her through a mishmash of exotic atmospheres.• There was a mishmash of furniture, sofas, rugs, and it all looked enviably comfortable.• In the author's view the Lucas supply function comprises an arbitrarily concocted mishmash of conjectures and suppositions.• What looks beautiful to you may be a confusing mishmash to others.Origin mishmash (1400-1500) mashmish·mash nounChineseSyllable
Corpus very a of a mixture different things lot of
mishmash
mish‧mash /ˈmɪʃmæʃ/
noun [singular]
SYN hodge-podge
mishmash of
The magazine is a jumbled mishmash of jokes, stories, and serious news.
■ an untidy mixture
▪jumble a lot of different things mixed together in an untidy way: Rae looked through the jumble of old record albums and tapes.
▪mishmash /hodgepodge informal a mixture of a lot of different things, styles etc that do not seem right together: If you look closely at the individual buildings they are a real hodgepodge of styles. | The story is a bit of a mishmash.
mish‧mash /ˈmɪʃmæʃ/
noun [singular] Date: 1400-1500
Origin: mash
informal a mixture of a lot of very different things that are put together in a way that is not organized Origin: mash
SYN hodge-podge
mishmash of
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