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

• Concoct a strange mixture.
  调制一种奇怪的混合物。
• Our new house is a perfect home compared to the one we lived in for so many years. It is big, beautiful and can handle any ideas that my dear hubby can concoct.
  与那间居住了多年的老房子相比，我们的新房子很完美&空间大、环境优美，还可以让我亲爱的丈夫将其种种奇思妙想付诸实施。
• The Application and Research of Hurdle Technology in Concoct Food
  栅栏技术在调理食品中的应用研究
• He had to hastily concoct an excuse.
  他只得匆忙地编造一个借口。
• 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。
• Concoct an excuse [ alibi]
  编造藉口[不在场证明]
• And they had taken me so long to concoct.
  我花了好长时间编造这些谎言。
• 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。
• 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。