Word · Frequency #19279
medleys
混合物；集成曲
medleys is the plural of medley.
a mixture of different things, especially a musical composition made up of pieces from other works
尤指由其他作品片段组成的乐曲
- 1.
A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
混杂事物的集合或混合物
- 2.
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
由一系列歌曲或其他音乐片段组成的乐曲
- 3.
A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece.
将相关歌曲连奏或混编成的单一作品
- 4.
A competitive swimming event that combines the four strokes of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.
包含蝶泳、仰泳、蛙泳和自由泳四种泳姿的竞技游泳项目
- 5.
A cloth of mixed colours.
混色布料
混杂事物的集合或混合物；由一系列歌曲或其他音乐片段组成的乐曲；将相关歌曲连奏或混编成的单一作品；包含蝶泳、仰泳、蛙泳和自由泳四种泳姿的竞技游泳项目；混色布料
In use
The orchestra played a medley of popular movie themes.
For dessert, she prepared a fruit medley with berries and melon.
The festival offered a medley of cultural performances from around the world.
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。
perform a medley
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。
in a medley
表示作为混搭的一部分。
Connections
Collocations
- a medley of songs
- 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。
- a medley of flavors
- 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。
- individual medley
- 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。
- medley relay
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a medley of
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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