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词组 mix up
释义
Idiom
mix someone or something up
Theme: IDENTIFICATION
to confuse two things or two people with each other.
Please don't mix these ideas up. They are quite distinct.I always mix up Bill and Bob.Why do you mix them up?
Idiom
mix upmix (something) up
to put something in the wrong order or place.
If you mix the photos up in these envelopes I'll never find them.

Phr V
mix up
mixes, mixing, mixed
mix up sth/sb or mix sth/sb up
to confuse two people or things by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing
Kim and Wendy were almost identical as children and I often used to mix them up.We both wear black wool coats and it's very easy to get them mixed up.
often + with
I was often mixed up with Tom at school beause we had the same surname.
mix-up
noun a mistake caused by confusion which prevents something from being done or causes something to be done incorrectlyoften + over
There's been a bit of a mix-up over the arrangements for the trip.
mix up sth or mix sth up
to cause a group of things to be untidily arranged
I've just spent two hours sorting those papers so please don't mix them up.We've got loads of photos but they're all mixed up together in a huge cardboard box.
to combine different substances together, especially food, so that they become one substance
And the next thing you do is you put the chocolate, butter and egg in a bowl and mix them all up.
mix up sb or mix sb up
American & Australian informal to make someone feel confused
It doesn't take much to mix her up!He had so much conflicting advice he was really mixed up by it all.
phrasemix up1. mix sb/sth upmix up sb/sth to make the mistake of thinking that someone or something is another person or thing: The hospital has been accused of mixing up two newborn babies.get sb/sth mixed up (=mix up two people or things) The interviewer was terrible - he kept getting the names of his guests mixed up. It's funny how dreams and memories sometimes get mixed up.+ with "You've got me mixed up with some other guy," Marty said nervously. SIMILAR TO: confuse, muddle up BrEmix-up n C a mistake that happens when people understand the details of a situation differently and often wrongly+ over Sports chiefs were examining claims that there had been a mix-up over the rules. I think there's been a bit of a mix-up. I thought you were providing the food.2. get mixed up to become confused about something: I could see that the old man was getting more and more mixed up. SIMILAR TO: get confusedmixed-up adj confused, especially because you have emotional or social problems: Frankie was a lonely and mixed-up teenager3. mix sb upmix up sb AmE to make someone feel confused: Jerry's directions mixed them up, and they drove around lost for about 30 minutes. Coaches can mix up a player during a game by yelling at him. SIMILAR TO: confuse4. mix sth upmix up sth to change the order of a group of things, with the result that they are not arranged in the proper order: I've sorted all my clothes into piles, so please don't mix them up. The teacher disconnected all the cables, mixed them up and told us to reconnect them.+ with His money and private letters were all mixed up with the newspapers on his desk. SIMILAR TO: jumble up, muddle up BrE5. mix sth upmix up sth to put different substances together and combine them so that they become one substance: Put the chopped eggs, butter, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix them all up into a paste.6. be/get mixed up in sth to be or become involved in something that is illegal or unpleasant: Mr Varsov had been mixed up in a number of shady deals in the Middle East. Why didn't you call the police, instead of getting mixed up in the fight? SIMILAR TO: be/get involved (in)7. be/get mixed up with sb to be or become involved with a person or group that has a bad influence on you or that is involved in something illegal: Davies was anxious that his client might be mixed up with a terrorist organization. Mum and Dad were worried that I was getting mixed up with the wrong crowd.8. mix it up
AmE informal to argue or fight angrily with someone: Football's Lyle Alzado was arrested Tuesday after mixing it up with a police officer.
AmE informal to talk and spend time socially with other people, especially people who have a higher social position: The youngest coach in the league isn't afraid to mix it up with the veterans.

mix up

1. verb To confuse one thing for another. I'm sorry I'm late, I must have mixed up the time for our meeting.
2. verb To combine various substances by stirring. Have you mixed up the eggs and the sugar yet?
3. verb To cause something to become jumbled or disorganized. My intern must have mixed up these papers—they're all out of order.
4. verb To increase the sound of one component in an audio file, such as a song. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "mix" and "up." I can barely hear the drums—can you mix them up?
5. noun A situation in which a mistake has been made, especially when one thing is confused for or erroneously swapped with another. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. OK, here are your car keys. Sorry about the mix-up.

mixed up

1. Confused. I'm sorry I'm late, I must have gotten mixed up about the time for our meeting.
2. Of various substances, completely combined, typically by having been stirred together. Don't add the cream until the eggs and sugar are completely mixed up.
3. Jumbled or disorganized. My intern must have filed these incorrectly—they're all mixed up. The keys are all mixed up in that drawer. You'll have to sort them.
4. Of multiple things, having been confused for or erroneously swapped with each other. How did our car keys get mixed up? Did we put them on the same tray?
5. Involved or implicated in something negative or troublesome. Don't get mixed up with a dangerous crowd like that. I got mixed up in drugs during college, and it took me a long time to get clean.
6. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really mixed up!

mix it up (with someone)

to fight with someone; to quarrel with someone. Wilbur and Walt mixed it up for a while, and then things calmed down. Richard came out of the shop and began to mix it up with Walt.

mix someone up

to confuse someone. Please don't ask questions now; you'll mix me up! You mixed up the speaker with your question.

mix something up

 (with something)
1. to mix or stir something using a mixing or stirring device. He mixed the batter up with a spoon. First, mix up the batter.
2. to combine substances and mix them together. Please mix the egg up with the sugar first. Please mix up the egg with the sugar.

mix something up

to bring something into disorder; to throw something into a state of confusion. Don't mix up the papers on my desk. He mixes up things in his eagerness to speak.

mix it up

Get in a fight, as in The driver got out and began to mix it up with the other driver. This expression uses mix in referring to physical mingling. [c. 1900]

mix up

1. Confuse, confound, as in His explanation just mixed me up even more, or I always mix up the twins. [c. 1800]
2. Involve or implicate. This usage is usually put in the passive, as in He got mixed up with the wrong crowd. [Mid-1800s]

mix up

v.
1. To cause the elements of something to be intermingled: Mix up the eggs and sugar before you pour them into the flour. Mix the batter up thoroughly before pouring it into the pan.
2. To prepare something by mixing: I mixed some eggs up for breakfast. I mixed up a cake for her birthday.
3. To confuse someone; confound someone: His explanation just mixed me up more. The confusing directions mixed up all the party guests.
4. To mistake something or someone for something or someone else: I always mix up the twins. I mixed the twins up because they were wearing the same thing.
5. To involve or implicate someone in the activities of someone or something, especially something negative: Don't mix yourself up with that crowd. She mixed him up in the whole mess. He got mixed up with the wrong people.
6. To increase the volume of some component of an electrical or audio signal relative to other components: Your singing sounds too quiet—we should mix it up. Mix up the microphones when the announcer begins speaking.

mix it up

verb
See mix it up with someone

mixed (up)

1. mod. confused; mentally troubled. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) I was a little mixed up after the accident.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. I’m just a little mixed-up, nothing serious. No reason you should be swaying around like that.

mix it up

Slang
To fight.
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