blend

混合物、ブレンド

異なるものを混ぜて一つにしたもの。

やさしい英語で： A mixture of different things combined together.

• Try this blend of spices.
• Her music is a blend of folk and jazz.
• The fabric contains a soft cotton blend.

使い方： a blend of A and B (This tea is a blend of mint and lemon.)

類義語： mixture, mix, combination

よく使う表現： blend of something, coffee blend, perfect blend

混ぜ合わせる

いくつかのものを混ぜ、なめらかで均一な状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To mix things together until they form one smooth mixture.

• Blend the fruit and milk.
• She blended blue and yellow paint to make green.
• Blend the flour with a little water first.

使い方： blend A with B (Blend the butter with the sugar.); blend A and B together (Blend the herbs and oil together.)

類義語： mix, combine

反対語： separate

よく使う表現： blend something together, blend until smooth, blend with something

混ざる、溶け合う

自然に混ざったり一体になったりして、別々の部分が見分けにくくなる。

やさしい英語で： To mix or join smoothly, so separate parts become hard to notice.

• Their voices blend beautifully.
• The colors blended into one another.
• As the soup cooks, the flavors blend together.

使い方： blend with something (The flute blends with the other instruments.); blend into something (The pale blue blends into green.)

類義語： mix, merge, mingle

よく使う表現： blend together, blend with something, blend into something