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concoct sth
此义侧重把各种原料混合在一起制成食物或饮料。
She concocted a delicious soup from whatever was in the fridge.
她用冰箱里现有的东西调制出了一锅美味的汤。
调制；配制
concocting — present participle of concoct
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调制；配制
make something by mixing ingredients
She concocted a delicious soup from whatever was in the fridge.
她用冰箱里现有的东西调制出了一锅美味的汤。
混合多种配料制作,尤指准备烹饪的食物；调制。
To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
巧妙策划；运用技巧或独创性设计。
To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
concoct
Base
原形
concocts
3rd person
第三人称单数
concocting
-ing
现在分词
concocted
Past
过去式
concocted
Past participle
过去分词
He concocts a new recipe every month.
他每个月都会调制一个新食谱。
They concocted an excuse for being late.
他们为迟到编造了一个借口。
She has concocted a clever scheme to raise money.
她想出了一个巧妙的筹款方案。
注意：concoct 常指编造借口或故事，也可指调制（饮料或食物）；过去式与过去分词均为 concocted。
She concocted a delicious sauce from tomatoes and herbs.
她用西红柿和香草调制出美味的酱汁。
The children concocted an elaborate story to explain the broken window.
孩子们编造了一个复杂的说法来解释窗户被打破的事。
He concocts a new smoothie every morning with whatever fruit is in the kitchen.
他每天早上用厨房里现有的水果调制一杯新的冰沙。
此义侧重把各种原料混合在一起制成食物或饮料。
She concocted a delicious soup from whatever was in the fridge.
她用冰箱里现有的东西调制出了一锅美味的汤。
此义指编造不实之词，常含贬义。
He concocted an elaborate excuse for missing the meeting.
他为错过会议编造了一个精心设计的借口。
也可用于设计计划，常指暗中谋划。
They concocted a plan to surprise their teacher on her birthday.
他们策划了一个给老师生日惊喜的计划。
Not this
The drink was a strange concoct.
Use this
The drink was a strange concoction.
‘concoct’ 是动词，不是名词；表示‘调制的饮品’这类结果要用名词 ‘concoction’（在动词后加 -ion）。把词类改对即可。
Not this
She concocted up a story to explain her absence.
Use this
She concocted a story to explain her absence.
‘concoct’ 本身已含有‘编造’之意，是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要像 ‘make up’ 那样加 ‘up’。加上 ‘up’ 是受 ‘make up’ 影响的冗余说法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
编造故事
She concocted a story about missing her train.
她编造了一个错过火车的故事。
编造借口
He concocted an excuse for not finishing the report.
他为没有完成报告编造了一个借口。
想出计划；谋划
The children concocted a plan to surprise their teacher.
孩子们想出了一个让老师惊喜的计划。
调制鸡尾酒
The bartender concocted a cocktail using fresh mango and mint.
调酒师用新鲜芒果和薄荷调制了一杯鸡尾酒。
调制药剂（或魔药）
The wizard concocted a potion to cure the princess.
巫师调制了一种能治愈公主的药水。
烹制菜肴
The cook concocted a delicious dish from leftover vegetables.
厨师用剩菜烹制出了一道美味的菜肴。
编造故事
He concocted a story about being stuck in traffic to explain his lateness.
他编造了一个堵车的故事来解释自己迟到的原因。
编造借口
She concocted an excuse to leave the party early.
她编造了一个借口，提前离开了聚会。
精心策划；想出计划
They concocted a plan to surprise their teacher on her birthday.
他们精心策划了一个计划，想在老师生日那天给她一个惊喜。
Use concocting naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把材料co（一起）加入，联想coct像cook（煮）：一起熬煮搅拌，就“调制”出来；也引申为“编造”故事。
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking、baking、mixed drinks 多用于书面语或比较正式的说明，表示把不同材料混合调制（如食物、饮料）；在日常口语中较少使用，有时带一点幽默或随意感。
These words rhyme with the final stressed syllable of concoct (kənˈkɒkt) in British English: they all end in /ɒkt/. Watch out for lookalikes that sound different, such as cooked (kʊkt) and conduct (kənˈdʌkt).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.