Definition of mixture in English:

mixture

noun ˈmɪkstʃəˈmɪkstʃər

1A substance made by mixing other substances together.
混合物；混合品
form the mixture into a manageable dough
把混合物揉成易使用的生面团。
shandy is a mixture of beer and lemonade
香迪啤酒由啤酒和柠檬水混合而成。
Example sentencesExamples
- The lemon sauce was a mixture of butter and lemon.
- Most rods are made from hollow tapering tubes from a mixture of carbon and glass fibres bonded by a resin.
- Chang describes silver clay as a mixture of pure silver powder, water and glue.
- They used a mixture of cake gelatine, powdered sugar, food colouring and permitted flavours, to create flat ‘sheets’.
- When her efforts continued for almost three hours and her strength began flagging, vets finally decided to prepare a mixture of water and medication to assist the rest of the birth.
- When these small sachets containing a mixture of sugar and salt are dissolved in water they are quite simply a lifesaver for children who have lost vital body fluids.
- White gold, which is a mixture of gold, silver, copper and palladium, is now considered to be more trendy than real gold.
- Raw fish, called ika, is marinated in lemon juice or a mixture of vinegar, oil, and salt and served with chopped onion and coconut cream.
- The next, and penultimate, course was manzana peppers stuffed with a mixture of ground meat.
- The master's meal consisted of a loaf of bread stuffed with a mixture of meat and vegetables, and his glass was filled with wine.
- Melt the garlic in a mixture of olive oil and butter with salt and pepper.
- Most soils are a mixture of clay, sand, and loam.
- Molten glass, which is basically a mixture of sand, ash and lime, is held at a temperature of 1,120 Celsius within a furnace.
- Sitting in the corner of the tank room is a new wooden box that contains about 3,800 litres of a nasty liquid made from a mixture of formalin and salt water.
- After 5 hours of heliox therapy, she was returned to breathing a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen.
- While the machine is running, add 4-5 teaspoons of cold water and let the mixture come together to make a firm dough.
- It is a mixture of fatty substances linked to proteins, the main ingredient being dipalmitoyl lecithin.
- The gas is reached by pumping a mixture of water, sand and foam into the coal, which then cracks.
- They are made either from a pasta dough or from a mixture of potato flour and wheat flour, or from semolina or maize.
- They can be taken in a mixture of several together or as single substances.
Synonyms
blend, mix, brew, combination, concoction
jumble, fusion, composition, compound, alloy, amalgam
1. 1.1mass noun The process of mixing or being mixed.
  混合；拌和
2. 1.2 A combination of different things in which the component elements are individually distinct.
  （不同质或物的）混合（状态）；心情混杂
  the old town is a mixture of narrow medieval streets and 18th-century architecture
  这个古镇是中世纪狭窄街道和18世纪建筑的混合体。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The place's decor was a mixture of different shades of brown painted in swirls all over.
  Third, make combination plantings, which include a mixture of different species of shrubs and trees.
  On the other hand, a sample drawn from a subdivided population is expected to contain a mixture of individuals from different subpopulations.
  Gone are the days when the neighborhood was a mixture of different facades and you could tell one friend's house from another.
  The cacophony resonating along the pavements is a mixture of a dozen different languages, revving motor engines and a confusing blend of music from all over Africa.
  The plan recommends that new developments should include a mixture of different types of houses, apartments and town houses.
  Other categories of wines that are a mixture of different regions and vintages belong to the table-type wines.
  Usually these programs are made up from a mixture of four components: awareness, feedback, cognitive change, and skills training.
  We examined a mixture of elements from the same subfamily and from different subfamilies.
  It is also difficult to sell gasoline into the U.S. market because the U.S. has something like four dozen different formulas, mixtures or blends for gasoline, and it confuses the seller.
  In his view the post-modern is a mixture of different influences, artistic expressions and cultural practices.
  What is unique is that we have a mixture of two elements - we have got different ritual activity but we have got burials as well.
  I think very few people will agree with this list because it's so democratic, there a mixture of so many different genres of films in there.
  The trees will make way for the enlargement of the community recreation ground and are to be replaced with a mixture of different varieties elsewhere within the park.
  Accurate acreage assessment is difficult because so many of the old Italian vineyards were planted with a mixture of different varieties.
  The solution has been a mixture of several components.
  It is a mixture of black and different shades of gold.
  A reproduction of the original Brussels weave carpet covers the floors and a mixture of objects of different styles and epochs furnish the room.
  I think that the truth is that it is a mixture of different elements.
  Pirates is a mixture of two distinct elements: land-based adventure and sea-based combat.
  Synonyms
  assortment, miscellany, medley, melange, blend, variety, mixed bag, mix, diversity, collection, selection, assemblage, combination, motley collection, pot-pourri, conglomeration, jumble, mess, confusion, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag, pastiche, patchwork, farrago, hash
  informal mash-up
  rare gallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, salmagundi, macédoine
3. 1.3 A person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes.
  具有多种品性和特点的人
  he was a curious mixture, an unpredictable man
  他是个奇怪的混合体，一个不可捉摸的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  That lobby is a curious mixture of interests, reflected in influential sections of the newspaper world, with little in common except their hostility to Europe.
  Somewhat the class clown, he was a curious mixture of anxieties.
  He is a curious mixture, this Freddie who gets a Christmas card from the PRIME Minister and sees himself as an anti-establishment traditionalist.
  A curious mixture of vanity and insecurity, she is keen to play down her on-screen image.
  He became a curious mixture of internal melancholy and external effervescence.
  The man I came to know was a rich mixture of many qualities.
  For a man who can boast impressive achievements as a nation-builde, he is a strange mixture.
  He is a strange mixture: a clear and consistent voice in contemporary culture who enjoys working in riddles.
4. 1.4Chemistry The product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction, as distinct from a compound.
  〔化〕混合物（区别于compound）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whereas ester waxes are produced directly by living organisms, paraffin waxes consist of mixtures of high molecular weight hydrocarbons separated during the fractionation of petroleum.
  Airports can avoid repeated applications of ethylene or propylene glycol mixtures and reduce not only pollution, but also delays.
  Research into the cellular and molecular biological responses to impact by chemical compounds and mixtures is ongoing.
  Azeotropes or azeotropic mixtures occur for a number of important chemical compounds but perhaps the most important is the ethanol-water mixture.
  Exposures to chemical mixtures have reportedly produced unexpected effects.
5. 1.5 The charge of gas or vapour mixed with air which is admitted to the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, especially as regards the ratio of fuel to air.
  （内燃机汽缸中）混合气
  newer pilots often leave their mixture rich during an entire flight
  新飞行员常在整个航程中保持高浓度混合气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, engines vary in how hard they compress the fuel mixture of gasoline vapor and air.
  Gently adjust the levers for the fuel mixture and pitch of the propeller.
  Crew chiefs must make significant adjustments to fuel/air mixtures to accommodate these extremes.
  An inspection revealed that the fuel-air mixture in the F2 fuel tank had ignited and caused moderate damage to the airframe.
  Taking his father's advice, Titus makes some adjustments to the fuel mixture ratio with explosive and disastrous results!
  I put my fuel mixture on rich, prop on full climb, and slowly released my brakes.
  In a diesel engine a fuel air mixture is injected into a cylinder where it is compressed by a piston.
  The first thing you'll notice after strapping yourself in is that there's two of everything: two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures and two of each gauge.
  Emission reductions come from burning a homogeneous mixture of diesel fuel and air at lower than normal temperatures.
  If a racer leans the fuel mixture or advances the timing far enough to hurt performance, it's likely that the engine has been damaged.
  The throttle and fuel mixture for the left engine were secured and the pilot activated the left engine feathering button again.
  A purer mixture of fuel would greatly increase their speed and efficiency.
  For most flights below 3,000 feet, you can set the mixture to full rich and forget about it.
  The more powerful or complex the engine, the more vital it is to ‘lean’ the fuel/air mixture properly.
  As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders.
  Injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber increases both fuel mixture loading efficiency and torque.
  The engine is normal and the mixture of air/fuel is right when the color of the plug is tan.
  51 Use carburetor heat to help vaporize the fuel and enrich the mixture.
  The EC directive on the incineration of hazardous waste dictates that no more than 40 per cent of the fuel mixture to be burnt should contain such wastes.
  The fuel and air mixture which powers the engine enters the cylinders where it is ignited by spark plugs.
6. 1.6 An organ stop in which each key sounds a group of small pipes of different pitches, giving a very bright tone.
  混合音栓
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then you have mixtures, which are basically many different pitched pipes on one note, depending on the mixtures in different intervals.
  Weisflog rattles off the planned improvements: new choir ranks in both organs, several mixture stops, a pedal open diapason, and an en chamade or horizontal state trumpet to lend pomp and pageantry to academic convocations.

Phrases

the mixture as before

The same treatment repeated.
〈英〉原方配药
Example sentencesExamples
- This year's Designers and Art Directors Association exhibition, the third in the annual series, remained in most essentials the mixture as before - although the general standard of exhibits is rather higher.
- Elsewhere it looks like the mixture as before, although there are irons in the fire on the recruitment front.
- And the first comment to be made about the third film in the trilogy is that while it's very much the mixture as before, the ingredients are in peak condition.
- However much the carping critic may protest that this is the mixture as before, the public continues to pack every house.
- In other words, it's the mixture as before, with few surprises but lots of laughs.
- It would be quite easy for someone merely glancing over his pages to assume that this book is simply one more example of the mixture as before.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura (see mixed).

Rhymes

admixture, commixture, fixture, intermixture

Definition of mixture in US English:

mixture

nounˈmɪkstʃərˈmiksCHər

1A substance made by mixing other substances together.
混合物；混合品
form the mixture into a manageable dough
把混合物揉成易使用的生面团。
shandy is a mixture of beer and lemonade
香迪啤酒由啤酒和柠檬水混合而成。
Example sentencesExamples
- They are made either from a pasta dough or from a mixture of potato flour and wheat flour, or from semolina or maize.
- After 5 hours of heliox therapy, she was returned to breathing a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen.
- Most soils are a mixture of clay, sand, and loam.
- Molten glass, which is basically a mixture of sand, ash and lime, is held at a temperature of 1,120 Celsius within a furnace.
- It is a mixture of fatty substances linked to proteins, the main ingredient being dipalmitoyl lecithin.
- Chang describes silver clay as a mixture of pure silver powder, water and glue.
- When her efforts continued for almost three hours and her strength began flagging, vets finally decided to prepare a mixture of water and medication to assist the rest of the birth.
- The next, and penultimate, course was manzana peppers stuffed with a mixture of ground meat.
- The master's meal consisted of a loaf of bread stuffed with a mixture of meat and vegetables, and his glass was filled with wine.
- They used a mixture of cake gelatine, powdered sugar, food colouring and permitted flavours, to create flat ‘sheets’.
- Most rods are made from hollow tapering tubes from a mixture of carbon and glass fibres bonded by a resin.
- They can be taken in a mixture of several together or as single substances.
- While the machine is running, add 4-5 teaspoons of cold water and let the mixture come together to make a firm dough.
- Raw fish, called ika, is marinated in lemon juice or a mixture of vinegar, oil, and salt and served with chopped onion and coconut cream.
- When these small sachets containing a mixture of sugar and salt are dissolved in water they are quite simply a lifesaver for children who have lost vital body fluids.
- Sitting in the corner of the tank room is a new wooden box that contains about 3,800 litres of a nasty liquid made from a mixture of formalin and salt water.
- Melt the garlic in a mixture of olive oil and butter with salt and pepper.
- The lemon sauce was a mixture of butter and lemon.
- White gold, which is a mixture of gold, silver, copper and palladium, is now considered to be more trendy than real gold.
- The gas is reached by pumping a mixture of water, sand and foam into the coal, which then cracks.
Synonyms
blend, mix, brew, combination, concoction
1. 1.1 The process of mixing or being mixed.
  混合；拌和
2. 1.2a mixture of A combination of different qualities, things, or emotions in which the component elements are individually distinct.
  （不同质或物的）混合（状态）；心情混杂
  the old town is a mixture of narrow medieval streets and 18th-century architecture
  这个古镇是中世纪狭窄街道和18世纪建筑的混合体。
  she thumped the pillow with a mixture of anger and frustration
  她砰砰砰地捶打着枕头，既愤怒又沮丧。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The plan recommends that new developments should include a mixture of different types of houses, apartments and town houses.
  Third, make combination plantings, which include a mixture of different species of shrubs and trees.
  Gone are the days when the neighborhood was a mixture of different facades and you could tell one friend's house from another.
  A reproduction of the original Brussels weave carpet covers the floors and a mixture of objects of different styles and epochs furnish the room.
  The solution has been a mixture of several components.
  On the other hand, a sample drawn from a subdivided population is expected to contain a mixture of individuals from different subpopulations.
  The place's decor was a mixture of different shades of brown painted in swirls all over.
  Other categories of wines that are a mixture of different regions and vintages belong to the table-type wines.
  It is also difficult to sell gasoline into the U.S. market because the U.S. has something like four dozen different formulas, mixtures or blends for gasoline, and it confuses the seller.
  We examined a mixture of elements from the same subfamily and from different subfamilies.
  I think that the truth is that it is a mixture of different elements.
  Pirates is a mixture of two distinct elements: land-based adventure and sea-based combat.
  Accurate acreage assessment is difficult because so many of the old Italian vineyards were planted with a mixture of different varieties.
  In his view the post-modern is a mixture of different influences, artistic expressions and cultural practices.
  Usually these programs are made up from a mixture of four components: awareness, feedback, cognitive change, and skills training.
  The cacophony resonating along the pavements is a mixture of a dozen different languages, revving motor engines and a confusing blend of music from all over Africa.
  It is a mixture of black and different shades of gold.
  I think very few people will agree with this list because it's so democratic, there a mixture of so many different genres of films in there.
  What is unique is that we have a mixture of two elements - we have got different ritual activity but we have got burials as well.
  The trees will make way for the enlargement of the community recreation ground and are to be replaced with a mixture of different varieties elsewhere within the park.
  Synonyms
  assortment, miscellany, medley, melange, blend, variety, mixed bag, mix, diversity, collection, selection, assemblage, combination, motley collection, pot-pourri, conglomeration, jumble, mess, confusion, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag, pastiche, patchwork, farrago, hash
3. 1.3 A person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes.
  具有多种品性和特点的人
  he was a curious mixture, an unpredictable man
  他是个奇怪的混合体，一个不可捉摸的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For a man who can boast impressive achievements as a nation-builde, he is a strange mixture.
  He is a strange mixture: a clear and consistent voice in contemporary culture who enjoys working in riddles.
  He is a curious mixture, this Freddie who gets a Christmas card from the PRIME Minister and sees himself as an anti-establishment traditionalist.
  Somewhat the class clown, he was a curious mixture of anxieties.
  The man I came to know was a rich mixture of many qualities.
  He became a curious mixture of internal melancholy and external effervescence.
  A curious mixture of vanity and insecurity, she is keen to play down her on-screen image.
  That lobby is a curious mixture of interests, reflected in influential sections of the newspaper world, with little in common except their hostility to Europe.
4. 1.4Chemistry The product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction, as distinct from a compound.
  〔化〕混合物（区别于compound）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whereas ester waxes are produced directly by living organisms, paraffin waxes consist of mixtures of high molecular weight hydrocarbons separated during the fractionation of petroleum.
  Azeotropes or azeotropic mixtures occur for a number of important chemical compounds but perhaps the most important is the ethanol-water mixture.
  Airports can avoid repeated applications of ethylene or propylene glycol mixtures and reduce not only pollution, but also delays.
  Research into the cellular and molecular biological responses to impact by chemical compounds and mixtures is ongoing.
  Exposures to chemical mixtures have reportedly produced unexpected effects.
5. 1.5 The charge of gas or vapor mixed with air which is admitted to the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, especially as regards the ratio of fuel to air.
  （内燃机汽缸中）混合气
  newer pilots often leave their mixture rich during an entire flight
  新飞行员常在整个航程中保持高浓度混合气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  For most flights below 3,000 feet, you can set the mixture to full rich and forget about it.
  Crew chiefs must make significant adjustments to fuel/air mixtures to accommodate these extremes.
  Gently adjust the levers for the fuel mixture and pitch of the propeller.
  The EC directive on the incineration of hazardous waste dictates that no more than 40 per cent of the fuel mixture to be burnt should contain such wastes.
  The engine is normal and the mixture of air/fuel is right when the color of the plug is tan.
  The fuel and air mixture which powers the engine enters the cylinders where it is ignited by spark plugs.
  A purer mixture of fuel would greatly increase their speed and efficiency.
  The throttle and fuel mixture for the left engine were secured and the pilot activated the left engine feathering button again.
  In a diesel engine a fuel air mixture is injected into a cylinder where it is compressed by a piston.
  An inspection revealed that the fuel-air mixture in the F2 fuel tank had ignited and caused moderate damage to the airframe.
  Emission reductions come from burning a homogeneous mixture of diesel fuel and air at lower than normal temperatures.
  If a racer leans the fuel mixture or advances the timing far enough to hurt performance, it's likely that the engine has been damaged.
  For example, engines vary in how hard they compress the fuel mixture of gasoline vapor and air.
  As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders.
  Injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber increases both fuel mixture loading efficiency and torque.
  I put my fuel mixture on rich, prop on full climb, and slowly released my brakes.
  The more powerful or complex the engine, the more vital it is to ‘lean’ the fuel/air mixture properly.
  51 Use carburetor heat to help vaporize the fuel and enrich the mixture.
  The first thing you'll notice after strapping yourself in is that there's two of everything: two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures and two of each gauge.
  Taking his father's advice, Titus makes some adjustments to the fuel mixture ratio with explosive and disastrous results!
6. 1.6 An organ stop in which each key sounds a group of small pipes of different pitches, giving a very bright tone.
  混合音栓
  Example sentencesExamples
  Weisflog rattles off the planned improvements: new choir ranks in both organs, several mixture stops, a pedal open diapason, and an en chamade or horizontal state trumpet to lend pomp and pageantry to academic convocations.
  Then you have mixtures, which are basically many different pitched pipes on one note, depending on the mixtures in different intervals.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura (see mixed).

词汇	mixture
释义	Definition of mixture in English: mixture noun ˈmɪkstʃəˈmɪkstʃər 1A substance made by mixing other substances together. 混合物；混合品 form the mixture into a manageable dough 把混合物揉成易使用的生面团。 shandy is a mixture of beer and lemonade 香迪啤酒由啤酒和柠檬水混合而成。 Example sentencesExamples The lemon sauce was a mixture of butter and lemon. Most rods are made from hollow tapering tubes from a mixture of carbon and glass fibres bonded by a resin. Chang describes silver clay as a mixture of pure silver powder, water and glue. They used a mixture of cake gelatine, powdered sugar, food colouring and permitted flavours, to create flat ‘sheets’. When her efforts continued for almost three hours and her strength began flagging, vets finally decided to prepare a mixture of water and medication to assist the rest of the birth. When these small sachets containing a mixture of sugar and salt are dissolved in water they are quite simply a lifesaver for children who have lost vital body fluids. White gold, which is a mixture of gold, silver, copper and palladium, is now considered to be more trendy than real gold. Raw fish, called ika, is marinated in lemon juice or a mixture of vinegar, oil, and salt and served with chopped onion and coconut cream. The next, and penultimate, course was manzana peppers stuffed with a mixture of ground meat. The master's meal consisted of a loaf of bread stuffed with a mixture of meat and vegetables, and his glass was filled with wine. Melt the garlic in a mixture of olive oil and butter with salt and pepper. Most soils are a mixture of clay, sand, and loam. Molten glass, which is basically a mixture of sand, ash and lime, is held at a temperature of 1,120 Celsius within a furnace. Sitting in the corner of the tank room is a new wooden box that contains about 3,800 litres of a nasty liquid made from a mixture of formalin and salt water. After 5 hours of heliox therapy, she was returned to breathing a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. While the machine is running, add 4-5 teaspoons of cold water and let the mixture come together to make a firm dough. It is a mixture of fatty substances linked to proteins, the main ingredient being dipalmitoyl lecithin. The gas is reached by pumping a mixture of water, sand and foam into the coal, which then cracks. They are made either from a pasta dough or from a mixture of potato flour and wheat flour, or from semolina or maize. They can be taken in a mixture of several together or as single substances. Synonyms blend, mix, brew, combination, concoction jumble, fusion, composition, compound, alloy, amalgam 1.1mass noun The process of mixing or being mixed. 混合；拌和 1.2 A combination of different things in which the component elements are individually distinct. （不同质或物的）混合（状态）；心情混杂 the old town is a mixture of narrow medieval streets and 18th-century architecture 这个古镇是中世纪狭窄街道和18世纪建筑的混合体。 Example sentencesExamples The place's decor was a mixture of different shades of brown painted in swirls all over. Third, make combination plantings, which include a mixture of different species of shrubs and trees. On the other hand, a sample drawn from a subdivided population is expected to contain a mixture of individuals from different subpopulations. Gone are the days when the neighborhood was a mixture of different facades and you could tell one friend's house from another. The cacophony resonating along the pavements is a mixture of a dozen different languages, revving motor engines and a confusing blend of music from all over Africa. The plan recommends that new developments should include a mixture of different types of houses, apartments and town houses. Other categories of wines that are a mixture of different regions and vintages belong to the table-type wines. Usually these programs are made up from a mixture of four components: awareness, feedback, cognitive change, and skills training. We examined a mixture of elements from the same subfamily and from different subfamilies. It is also difficult to sell gasoline into the U.S. market because the U.S. has something like four dozen different formulas, mixtures or blends for gasoline, and it confuses the seller. In his view the post-modern is a mixture of different influences, artistic expressions and cultural practices. What is unique is that we have a mixture of two elements - we have got different ritual activity but we have got burials as well. I think very few people will agree with this list because it's so democratic, there a mixture of so many different genres of films in there. The trees will make way for the enlargement of the community recreation ground and are to be replaced with a mixture of different varieties elsewhere within the park. Accurate acreage assessment is difficult because so many of the old Italian vineyards were planted with a mixture of different varieties. The solution has been a mixture of several components. It is a mixture of black and different shades of gold. A reproduction of the original Brussels weave carpet covers the floors and a mixture of objects of different styles and epochs furnish the room. I think that the truth is that it is a mixture of different elements. Pirates is a mixture of two distinct elements: land-based adventure and sea-based combat. Synonyms assortment, miscellany, medley, melange, blend, variety, mixed bag, mix, diversity, collection, selection, assemblage, combination, motley collection, pot-pourri, conglomeration, jumble, mess, confusion, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag, pastiche, patchwork, farrago, hash informal mash-up rare gallimaufry, omnium gatherum, olio, salmagundi, macédoine 1.3 A person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes. 具有多种品性和特点的人 he was a curious mixture, an unpredictable man 他是个奇怪的混合体，一个不可捉摸的人。 Example sentencesExamples That lobby is a curious mixture of interests, reflected in influential sections of the newspaper world, with little in common except their hostility to Europe. Somewhat the class clown, he was a curious mixture of anxieties. He is a curious mixture, this Freddie who gets a Christmas card from the PRIME Minister and sees himself as an anti-establishment traditionalist. A curious mixture of vanity and insecurity, she is keen to play down her on-screen image. He became a curious mixture of internal melancholy and external effervescence. The man I came to know was a rich mixture of many qualities. For a man who can boast impressive achievements as a nation-builde, he is a strange mixture. He is a strange mixture: a clear and consistent voice in contemporary culture who enjoys working in riddles. 1.4Chemistry The product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction, as distinct from a compound. 〔化〕混合物（区别于compound） Example sentencesExamples Whereas ester waxes are produced directly by living organisms, paraffin waxes consist of mixtures of high molecular weight hydrocarbons separated during the fractionation of petroleum. Airports can avoid repeated applications of ethylene or propylene glycol mixtures and reduce not only pollution, but also delays. Research into the cellular and molecular biological responses to impact by chemical compounds and mixtures is ongoing. Azeotropes or azeotropic mixtures occur for a number of important chemical compounds but perhaps the most important is the ethanol-water mixture. Exposures to chemical mixtures have reportedly produced unexpected effects. 1.5 The charge of gas or vapour mixed with air which is admitted to the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, especially as regards the ratio of fuel to air. （内燃机汽缸中）混合气 newer pilots often leave their mixture rich during an entire flight 新飞行员常在整个航程中保持高浓度混合气。 Example sentencesExamples For example, engines vary in how hard they compress the fuel mixture of gasoline vapor and air. Gently adjust the levers for the fuel mixture and pitch of the propeller. Crew chiefs must make significant adjustments to fuel/air mixtures to accommodate these extremes. An inspection revealed that the fuel-air mixture in the F2 fuel tank had ignited and caused moderate damage to the airframe. Taking his father's advice, Titus makes some adjustments to the fuel mixture ratio with explosive and disastrous results! I put my fuel mixture on rich, prop on full climb, and slowly released my brakes. In a diesel engine a fuel air mixture is injected into a cylinder where it is compressed by a piston. The first thing you'll notice after strapping yourself in is that there's two of everything: two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures and two of each gauge. Emission reductions come from burning a homogeneous mixture of diesel fuel and air at lower than normal temperatures. If a racer leans the fuel mixture or advances the timing far enough to hurt performance, it's likely that the engine has been damaged. The throttle and fuel mixture for the left engine were secured and the pilot activated the left engine feathering button again. A purer mixture of fuel would greatly increase their speed and efficiency. For most flights below 3,000 feet, you can set the mixture to full rich and forget about it. The more powerful or complex the engine, the more vital it is to ‘lean’ the fuel/air mixture properly. As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders. Injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber increases both fuel mixture loading efficiency and torque. The engine is normal and the mixture of air/fuel is right when the color of the plug is tan. 51 Use carburetor heat to help vaporize the fuel and enrich the mixture. The EC directive on the incineration of hazardous waste dictates that no more than 40 per cent of the fuel mixture to be burnt should contain such wastes. The fuel and air mixture which powers the engine enters the cylinders where it is ignited by spark plugs. 1.6 An organ stop in which each key sounds a group of small pipes of different pitches, giving a very bright tone. 混合音栓 Example sentencesExamples Then you have mixtures, which are basically many different pitched pipes on one note, depending on the mixtures in different intervals. Weisflog rattles off the planned improvements: new choir ranks in both organs, several mixture stops, a pedal open diapason, and an en chamade or horizontal state trumpet to lend pomp and pageantry to academic convocations. Phrases the mixture as before The same treatment repeated. 〈英〉原方配药 Example sentencesExamples This year's Designers and Art Directors Association exhibition, the third in the annual series, remained in most essentials the mixture as before - although the general standard of exhibits is rather higher. Elsewhere it looks like the mixture as before, although there are irons in the fire on the recruitment front. And the first comment to be made about the third film in the trilogy is that while it's very much the mixture as before, the ingredients are in peak condition. However much the carping critic may protest that this is the mixture as before, the public continues to pack every house. In other words, it's the mixture as before, with few surprises but lots of laughs. It would be quite easy for someone merely glancing over his pages to assume that this book is simply one more example of the mixture as before. Origin Late Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura (see mixed). Rhymes admixture, commixture, fixture, intermixture noun.1 phr. Definition of mixture in US English: mixture nounˈmɪkstʃərˈmiksCHər 1A substance made by mixing other substances together. 混合物；混合品 form the mixture into a manageable dough 把混合物揉成易使用的生面团。 shandy is a mixture of beer and lemonade 香迪啤酒由啤酒和柠檬水混合而成。 Example sentencesExamples They are made either from a pasta dough or from a mixture of potato flour and wheat flour, or from semolina or maize. After 5 hours of heliox therapy, she was returned to breathing a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. Most soils are a mixture of clay, sand, and loam. Molten glass, which is basically a mixture of sand, ash and lime, is held at a temperature of 1,120 Celsius within a furnace. It is a mixture of fatty substances linked to proteins, the main ingredient being dipalmitoyl lecithin. Chang describes silver clay as a mixture of pure silver powder, water and glue. When her efforts continued for almost three hours and her strength began flagging, vets finally decided to prepare a mixture of water and medication to assist the rest of the birth. The next, and penultimate, course was manzana peppers stuffed with a mixture of ground meat. The master's meal consisted of a loaf of bread stuffed with a mixture of meat and vegetables, and his glass was filled with wine. They used a mixture of cake gelatine, powdered sugar, food colouring and permitted flavours, to create flat ‘sheets’. Most rods are made from hollow tapering tubes from a mixture of carbon and glass fibres bonded by a resin. They can be taken in a mixture of several together or as single substances. While the machine is running, add 4-5 teaspoons of cold water and let the mixture come together to make a firm dough. Raw fish, called ika, is marinated in lemon juice or a mixture of vinegar, oil, and salt and served with chopped onion and coconut cream. When these small sachets containing a mixture of sugar and salt are dissolved in water they are quite simply a lifesaver for children who have lost vital body fluids. Sitting in the corner of the tank room is a new wooden box that contains about 3,800 litres of a nasty liquid made from a mixture of formalin and salt water. Melt the garlic in a mixture of olive oil and butter with salt and pepper. The lemon sauce was a mixture of butter and lemon. White gold, which is a mixture of gold, silver, copper and palladium, is now considered to be more trendy than real gold. The gas is reached by pumping a mixture of water, sand and foam into the coal, which then cracks. Synonyms blend, mix, brew, combination, concoction 1.1 The process of mixing or being mixed. 混合；拌和 1.2a mixture of A combination of different qualities, things, or emotions in which the component elements are individually distinct. （不同质或物的）混合（状态）；心情混杂 the old town is a mixture of narrow medieval streets and 18th-century architecture 这个古镇是中世纪狭窄街道和18世纪建筑的混合体。 she thumped the pillow with a mixture of anger and frustration 她砰砰砰地捶打着枕头，既愤怒又沮丧。 Example sentencesExamples The plan recommends that new developments should include a mixture of different types of houses, apartments and town houses. Third, make combination plantings, which include a mixture of different species of shrubs and trees. Gone are the days when the neighborhood was a mixture of different facades and you could tell one friend's house from another. A reproduction of the original Brussels weave carpet covers the floors and a mixture of objects of different styles and epochs furnish the room. The solution has been a mixture of several components. On the other hand, a sample drawn from a subdivided population is expected to contain a mixture of individuals from different subpopulations. The place's decor was a mixture of different shades of brown painted in swirls all over. Other categories of wines that are a mixture of different regions and vintages belong to the table-type wines. It is also difficult to sell gasoline into the U.S. market because the U.S. has something like four dozen different formulas, mixtures or blends for gasoline, and it confuses the seller. We examined a mixture of elements from the same subfamily and from different subfamilies. I think that the truth is that it is a mixture of different elements. Pirates is a mixture of two distinct elements: land-based adventure and sea-based combat. Accurate acreage assessment is difficult because so many of the old Italian vineyards were planted with a mixture of different varieties. In his view the post-modern is a mixture of different influences, artistic expressions and cultural practices. Usually these programs are made up from a mixture of four components: awareness, feedback, cognitive change, and skills training. The cacophony resonating along the pavements is a mixture of a dozen different languages, revving motor engines and a confusing blend of music from all over Africa. It is a mixture of black and different shades of gold. I think very few people will agree with this list because it's so democratic, there a mixture of so many different genres of films in there. What is unique is that we have a mixture of two elements - we have got different ritual activity but we have got burials as well. The trees will make way for the enlargement of the community recreation ground and are to be replaced with a mixture of different varieties elsewhere within the park. Synonyms assortment, miscellany, medley, melange, blend, variety, mixed bag, mix, diversity, collection, selection, assemblage, combination, motley collection, pot-pourri, conglomeration, jumble, mess, confusion, mishmash, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag, pastiche, patchwork, farrago, hash 1.3 A person regarded as a combination of qualities and attributes. 具有多种品性和特点的人 he was a curious mixture, an unpredictable man 他是个奇怪的混合体，一个不可捉摸的人。 Example sentencesExamples For a man who can boast impressive achievements as a nation-builde, he is a strange mixture. He is a strange mixture: a clear and consistent voice in contemporary culture who enjoys working in riddles. He is a curious mixture, this Freddie who gets a Christmas card from the PRIME Minister and sees himself as an anti-establishment traditionalist. Somewhat the class clown, he was a curious mixture of anxieties. The man I came to know was a rich mixture of many qualities. He became a curious mixture of internal melancholy and external effervescence. A curious mixture of vanity and insecurity, she is keen to play down her on-screen image. That lobby is a curious mixture of interests, reflected in influential sections of the newspaper world, with little in common except their hostility to Europe. 1.4Chemistry The product of the random distribution of one substance through another without any chemical reaction, as distinct from a compound. 〔化〕混合物（区别于compound） Example sentencesExamples Whereas ester waxes are produced directly by living organisms, paraffin waxes consist of mixtures of high molecular weight hydrocarbons separated during the fractionation of petroleum. Azeotropes or azeotropic mixtures occur for a number of important chemical compounds but perhaps the most important is the ethanol-water mixture. Airports can avoid repeated applications of ethylene or propylene glycol mixtures and reduce not only pollution, but also delays. Research into the cellular and molecular biological responses to impact by chemical compounds and mixtures is ongoing. Exposures to chemical mixtures have reportedly produced unexpected effects. 1.5 The charge of gas or vapor mixed with air which is admitted to the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, especially as regards the ratio of fuel to air. （内燃机汽缸中）混合气 newer pilots often leave their mixture rich during an entire flight 新飞行员常在整个航程中保持高浓度混合气。 Example sentencesExamples For most flights below 3,000 feet, you can set the mixture to full rich and forget about it. Crew chiefs must make significant adjustments to fuel/air mixtures to accommodate these extremes. Gently adjust the levers for the fuel mixture and pitch of the propeller. The EC directive on the incineration of hazardous waste dictates that no more than 40 per cent of the fuel mixture to be burnt should contain such wastes. The engine is normal and the mixture of air/fuel is right when the color of the plug is tan. The fuel and air mixture which powers the engine enters the cylinders where it is ignited by spark plugs. A purer mixture of fuel would greatly increase their speed and efficiency. The throttle and fuel mixture for the left engine were secured and the pilot activated the left engine feathering button again. In a diesel engine a fuel air mixture is injected into a cylinder where it is compressed by a piston. An inspection revealed that the fuel-air mixture in the F2 fuel tank had ignited and caused moderate damage to the airframe. Emission reductions come from burning a homogeneous mixture of diesel fuel and air at lower than normal temperatures. If a racer leans the fuel mixture or advances the timing far enough to hurt performance, it's likely that the engine has been damaged. For example, engines vary in how hard they compress the fuel mixture of gasoline vapor and air. As a result, the engine would run rough due to the lean mixture at all cylinders. Injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber increases both fuel mixture loading efficiency and torque. I put my fuel mixture on rich, prop on full climb, and slowly released my brakes. The more powerful or complex the engine, the more vital it is to ‘lean’ the fuel/air mixture properly. 51 Use carburetor heat to help vaporize the fuel and enrich the mixture. The first thing you'll notice after strapping yourself in is that there's two of everything: two throttles, two propeller controls, two mixtures and two of each gauge. Taking his father's advice, Titus makes some adjustments to the fuel mixture ratio with explosive and disastrous results! 1.6 An organ stop in which each key sounds a group of small pipes of different pitches, giving a very bright tone. 混合音栓 Example sentencesExamples Weisflog rattles off the planned improvements: new choir ranks in both organs, several mixture stops, a pedal open diapason, and an en chamade or horizontal state trumpet to lend pomp and pageantry to academic convocations. Then you have mixtures, which are basically many different pitched pipes on one note, depending on the mixtures in different intervals. Origin Late Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura (see mixed).
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