| 单词 | concoct |
| 释义 | concoct (kənkɒkt ) Word forms: concocts , concocting , concocted 1. verb If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. Mr Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence. [VERB noun] Synonyms: make up, design, prepare, manufacture 2. verb If you concoct something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together. Eugene was concocting Rossini Cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries. [VERB noun] ...a specially concocted massage oil. [VERB-ed] Collocations: concoct a plan The first step was to find like-minded people he could concoct a plan with. Times, Sunday Times They concoct a plan to burn their homes and then make an exodus out of their homeland. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two concoct a plan to escape through the jungle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They concoct a plan to earn her enough money to purchase the property. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We had concocted a plan to get over it and the plan seemed reasonable: teamwork, communication, focus, precision. Times, Sunday Times Concoct a story about why you want to go there. Times, Sunday Times Each person at the table has concocted a story for their colleagues or friends about where they disappear to on weekends. Times, Sunday Times When she did, she said, her superiors implied she concocted the story and made her feel 'like a criminal'. The Sun But her lies unravelled as we investigated and yesterday she admitted concocting the story and apologised. The Sun If their memories were too vivid, they were charged by the defence with having concocted their stories; if too vague, they were dismissed as unconvincing. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 编造 Japanese: でっち上げる |
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