mixture
/ˈmɪkstʃə(r)/noun
1- a 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。
1.1
- mass noun the process of mixing or being mixed混合; 拌和。
1.2
a 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：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
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。
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。
1.4
- Chemistry 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）。
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。
1.6
- （亦作mixture stop）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。
短语
the mixture as before
- Brit. the same treatment repeated〈英〉原方配药。
- ORIGIN: used formerly as an instruction on a medicine bottle.
词源
late Middle English: from French mixture or Latin mixtura （see MIXED）.