concoct
verb /kənˈkɒkt/
/kənˈkɑːkt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they concoct | /kənˈkɒkt/ /kənˈkɑːkt/ |
| he / she / it concocts | /kənˈkɒkts/ /kənˈkɑːkts/ |
| past simple concocted | /kənˈkɒktɪd/ /kənˈkɑːktɪd/ |
| past participle concocted | /kənˈkɒktɪd/ /kənˈkɑːktɪd/ |
| -ing form concocting | /kənˈkɒktɪŋ/ /kənˈkɑːktɪŋ/ |
- concoct something to make something, especially food or drink, by mixing different things
调制，调合，配制（尤指食物或饮料） - 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。
- The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.
- concoct something to invent a story, an excuse, etc. or create a plan, especially for a dishonest purpose
虚构，杜撰，编造（故事、借口等） - She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence.
她精心编造了解释她缺席的一些谎言。
- She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence.
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin concoct-, literally ‘cooked together’, from concoquere. The original sense was ‘refine metals or minerals by heating’, later ‘cook’.