mixed S2 / mɪkst / 形容词

1 [仅用于名词前] consisting of several different types of things or people :

a very mixed group of women

a mixed salad

2 mixed feelings/emotions if you have mixed feelings or emotions about something, you are not sure whether you like, agree with, or feel happy about it

mixed feelings/emotions about

I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again.

He watched with mixed emotions.

3 mixed reaction/response/reviews etc if something gets a mixed reaction etc, some people say they like it or agree with it, but others dislike it or disagree with it :

The film has had mixed reviews from the critics.

Media coverage of the event was mixed.

4 especially British English for both males and females :

a mixed school

5 a mixed blessing something that is good in some ways but bad in others :

Having your parents living nearby is a mixed blessing.

6 a mixed bag

a) a group of things or people that are all very different from each other

a mixed bag of

The concert was a mixed bag of classical and modern music.

Club-goers are a mixed bag these days, and so are the places they go clubbing.

b) something that includes both good and bad parts :

The meat was very good, but the vegetables were rather a mixed bag.

7 (of) mixed race having parents of different races :

children of mixed race

8 in mixed company when you are with people of both sexes :

It’s not the sort of joke you tell in mixed company.

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