concoct
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. 編造
Mr. Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence. 費格森先生說該囚犯爲了獲輕罸編造了這個故事。
2. V-T If you concoct something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together. 調制
Eugene was concocting Rossini Cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries. 尤金正在用香檳和覆盆子果泥調制羅西尼雞尾酒。
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concoct /kənˈkɒkt/ (concocting,concocted,concocts)
剑桥词典
- to make something, usually food , by adding several different parts together, often in a way that is original or not planned
調制,配制(通常指食品)
He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of leftover food . 他以各種賸餘食材爲原料配制成了一道美味佳肴。
to invent an excuse , explanation , or story in order to deceive someone
編造,捏造,虛搆(借口、解釋或故事)
He concocted a story about working late at the office . 他編造謊言說他在辦公室工作到很晚。 返回 concoct