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a medley of [plural noun]
后常接复数名词表示混合的集合。
The band played a medley of popular songs.
乐队演奏了一首流行歌曲的混搭曲。
混合物；集成曲
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混合物；集成曲
a mixture of different things, especially a musical composition made up of pieces from other works
The band played a medley of popular songs.
乐队演奏了一首流行歌曲的混搭曲。
尤指由其他作品片段组成的乐曲
混杂事物的集合或混合物
A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
由一系列歌曲或其他音乐片段组成的乐曲
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
将相关歌曲连奏或混编成的单一作品
A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
包含蝶泳、仰泳、蛙泳和自由泳四种泳姿的竞技游泳项目
A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
The orchestra played a medley of popular movie themes.
管弦乐队演奏了一首流行电影主题曲的集成曲。
For dessert, she prepared a fruit medley with berries and melon.
作为甜点，她准备了一份包含浆果和甜瓜的水果拼盘。
The festival offered a medley of cultural performances from around the world.
节日提供了来自世界各地的文化表演的混合节目。
后常接复数名词表示混合的集合。
The band played a medley of popular songs.
乐队演奏了一首流行歌曲的混搭曲。
动词常用perform、play、sing等。
The orchestra performed a medley of classical pieces.
管弦乐队演奏了一组古典乐曲的集成曲。
表示作为混搭的一部分。
She sang in a medley of Broadway tunes.
她在百老汇曲调的混搭中演唱。
Not this
The band medleyed their songs.
Use this
The band performed a medley of their songs.
误将'medley'用作动词。'Medley'是名词，意为'集成曲'，不能直接作动词。应使用'perform a medley of'或类似结构。
Not this
They played medley of pop songs.
Use this
They played a medley of pop songs.
漏掉冠词。'Medley'是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词'a'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
歌曲串烧
The band played a medley of their greatest hits.
乐队演奏了他们的经典歌曲串烧。
多种口味的混合
This dish is a medley of sweet and spicy flavors.
这道菜是甜味和辣味的混合。
个人混合泳
She won the 200-meter individual medley at the Olympics.
她在奥运会上赢得了200米个人混合泳冠军。
混合泳接力
The team broke the world record in the 4x100 medley relay.
该队打破了4×100米混合泳接力的世界纪录。
多种事物的混合；混杂的集合
The festival was a medley of colors, music, and flavors.
这个节日汇集了各种色彩、音乐和风味。
Use medley naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 medley 记成“麦得利”：一盘麦粒混着各种料，混杂、串烧的意思就在里面。
语域：neutral 常见场景：music、swimming、formal writing 该词为中性名词，通常用于音乐（歌曲串烧或集成曲）、游泳（混合泳）以及书面语中指混杂的集合；具体含义随语境不同而变。
与 medley /ˈmɛdli/ 真正押韵的是 deadly /ˈdɛdli/（重读元音和后续 /dli/ 相同）。注意 medal /ˈmɛdəl/、model /ˈmɒdəl/ 拼写相似但发音不同；valley /ˈvæli/、alley /ˈæli/ 以 -ley 结尾，但重读元音不同，不押韵。
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