blend
英 [blend]
美[blɛnd]
	    - vt. 混合
 - vi. 混合;协调
 - n. 混合;掺合物
 
英英释意
- 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