medley

medley
(pl. -eys)
  1. a varied mixture of people or things; a miscellany
    混杂的人群（或事物）；混合物；大杂烩
    an interesting medley of flavours.
    有趣的调料大杂烩。
    ■a collection of songs or other musical items performed as a continuous piece
    集成曲
    a medley of Beatles songs.
    披头士乐队集成曲。
    ■a swimming race in which contestants swim sections in different strokes, either individually or in relay teams
    混合泳赛；混合泳接力赛
adjective
  1. (archaic)mixed; motley
    (古)混合的；混杂的
    a medley range of vague and variable impressions.
    模糊不定的杂乱印象。
(past and past participle -eyed 或 -ied)
  1. [with obj.](archaic)make a medley of; intermix
    (古)使混合；使混杂
语源
  1. Middle English (denoting hand-to-hand combat, also cloth made of variegated wool): from Old French medlee, variant of meslee 'melee', based on medieval Latin misculare 'to mix'; compare with meddle
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