These words all refer to substances, qualities, ideas or feelings combining or being combined. 以上各词均指物质、品质、想法或情感的混合、掺和、融合。

• 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 just mix them. Mix can be used to talk about colours, feelings or qualities as well as food and substances. In this meaning blend 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 sth
• to mix/stir/mingle/blend sth into sth
• to 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