新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

concoct

英  [kənˈkɒkt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • concocts , concocting , concocted

    1[T 及物动词] 编造

    If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.

    费格森先生说该囚犯为了获轻罚编造了这个故事。

    2[T 及物动词] 调制

    If you concoct something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together.

    双语例句

    例:

    Eugene was concocting Rossini cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries.

    尤金正在用香槟和覆盆子果泥调制罗西尼鸡尾酒。