concoct

英 [kənˈkɒkt]

美 [kənˈkɑːkt]

v.  调制，调合，配制(尤指食物或饮料); 虚构，杜撰，编造(故事、借口等)

过去分词：concocted　现在分词：concocting　过去式：concocted　第三人称单数：concocts　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18448 / COCA.12403

牛津词典

verb

• 调制，调合，配制（尤指食物或饮料）
  to make sth, especially food or drink, by mixing different things
  1. The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.
     这种汤是用多达十几种不同的鱼熬制而成的。
• 虚构，杜撰，编造（故事、借口等）
  to invent a story, an excuse, etc.
  1. She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence.
     她精心编造了解释她不在场的一些谎言。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 编造;捏造
  If youconcoctan excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
  1. Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.
     弗格森先生说犯人捏造了这件事儿以求轻判。
• VERB 调制，调配(尤指不寻常之物)
  If youconcoctsomething, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together.
  1. Eugene was concocting Rossini Cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries.
     尤金当时正在用香槟和覆盆子酱调配罗西尼鸡尾酒。
  2. ...a specially concocted massage oil.
     特制按摩精油

英英释义

verb

• make a concoction (of) by mixing
• devise or invent
  1. He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
  2. no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
  Synonym:think upthink ofdream uphatch
• invent
  1. trump up charges
  Synonym:trump up
• prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
  1. concoct a strange mixture
  Synonym:cook up

双语例句

• We may embellish a story, forget a word of the song, adapt an old technology or concoct a new theory out of old ideas.
  我们也许会给听来的故事添枝加叶、忘记一首歌里的一个字、改造旧技术、以老点子发明新理论。
• By hooking up the coffeemaker to a PC and connecting the PC to the Internet, coffee connoisseurs can remotely concoct the perfect cup of coffee.
  通过连接咖啡机到电脑和个人电脑连接到互联网，咖啡鉴赏家可以远程编造的完美一杯咖啡。
• He maintains that in order to suit the needs of deepening the anti-terrorist war, the Bush administration is stepping up to concoct the "Preemptive" Strategy aiming at striking "terrorists" and "evil power".
  为适应不断深入的反恐战争的需要，布什政府正在加紧炮制以恐怖分子和邪恶政权为主要打击对象的先发制人战略。
• Finally, we must concoct both procedural and structural barriers to avoid reversing what is done.
  最后，我们必须在程序和结构方面设置障碍，以避免出现倒退。
• By taking the time to think about how you cook in your preparation space, anyone can concoct a simple floor plan that winds their natural motions and behaviors into their everyday kitchen routine.
  通过需要时间考虑您怎样在您的准备空间烹调，任何人可能炮制包缠他们的自然行动和行为入他们的每天厨房惯例的一个简单的楼面布置图。
• But I'm going to need your help to concoct a story that will help me save face!
  但你得帮我编造个故事，好给我留点脸面！
• You can concoct combinations of liquid soap, baking powder, vinegar and water to create safer cleaning products for your home.
  您可以炮制的组合，液体肥皂，烘焙粉，醋和水，创造更安全的清洁产品为您的家用。
• Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.
  弗格森先生说犯人捏造了这件事儿以求轻判。
• Watch but say, the false medicine saved the life of An, should appreciate home town to concoct deep feeling thick Yi of!
  看守却说，假药救了俺的命，应该感谢家乡造假者的深情厚谊啊！
• He had to hastily concoct an excuse.
  他只得匆忙地编造一个借口。