blend
英 [blend]
美[bl?nd]
- vt. 混合
- vi. 混合；協(xié)調(diào)
- n. 混合；摻合物
英英釋意
- 1. an occurrence of thorough mixing
- 2. a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings;
- "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"
- "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"
- "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
- 3. the act of blending components together thoroughly