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

• Zhejiang and Fujian Chinese Native Medicines Concoct Standard Comparative Analysis Research
  浙江与福建两省中药炮制规范的比较分析研究
• There was no menu, and the couple were free to concoct the dishes with available raw materials.
  小店没有菜单，夫妇俩根据现有的材料随意搭配。
• 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！
• 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。
• The key should be as random a string as you can concoct, with numbers and uppercase and lowercase letters.
  你可以设置一个编造的随机字符串作为你的钥匙，最好包括数字、大写字母、小写字母。
• He had to hastily concoct an excuse.
  他只得匆忙地编造一个借口。
• 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。
• Kikkoman promoted soy sauce in America by hiring chefs to concoct recipes that incorporated the sauce into classic American dishes.
  随着在美国雇用厨师制作食谱，并在其中把酱油纳入到经典的美国菜里面，龟甲万生产的酱油得到了越来越多人的青睐。
• Concoct a strange mixture.
  调制一种奇怪的混合物。
• Christmas awaited us in the county town of Jianhe, swhereswe had asked friends to send a few special items to help us concoct some sort of celebration.
  圣诞节在贵州省剑河县等待着我们，我们已经让朋友们把几样圣诞节物品寄到了那里，那些物品能帮我们安排一些庆祝仪式。