concoct

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconcoctcon‧coct /kənˈkɒkt $ -ˈkɑːkt/ verb [transitive] 1 INVENTto invent a clever story, excuse, or plan, especially in order to deceive someone John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.2 MAKEto make something, especially food or drink, by mixing different things, especially things that are not usually combined Jean concocted a great meal from the leftovers.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusconcoct• Many thanks for concocting a circular for's Edinburgh week-end.• Whenever I had a cold, my grandmother would concoct a remedy out of herbs, ginger, lemons and garlic.• For the party, they had concocted a special cocktail containing, among other things, rum and vodka.• Most of us were pie-eyed drunk from the boilermakers Doy had been concocting out of palm spirits and San Miguel.• In medieval times, professional perfumers would concoct personal scents for their clients from six to eight special ingredients.• Debbie started the business by concocting recipes in her kitchen.• If visitors ask him how he concocted the maze, he tells them straight-faced that he relied upon GPSthe Global Positioning System.Origin concoct (1500-1600) Latin past participle of concoquere “to cook together”, from com- ( → COM-) + coquere “to cook”

单词	concoct
释义	concoct From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconcoctcon‧coct /kənˈkɒkt $ -ˈkɑːkt/ verb [transitive] 1 INVENTto invent a clever story, excuse, or plan, especially in order to deceive someone John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.2 MAKEto make something, especially food or drink, by mixing different things, especially things that are not usually combined Jean concocted a great meal from the leftovers.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusconcoct• Many thanks for concocting a circular for's Edinburgh week-end.• Whenever I had a cold, my grandmother would concoct a remedy out of herbs, ginger, lemons and garlic.• For the party, they had concocted a special cocktail containing, among other things, rum and vodka.• Most of us were pie-eyed drunk from the boilermakers Doy had been concocting out of palm spirits and San Miguel.• In medieval times, professional perfumers would concoct personal scents for their clients from six to eight special ingredients.• Debbie started the business by concocting recipes in her kitchen.• If visitors ask him how he concocted the maze, he tells them straight-faced that he relied upon GPSthe Global Positioning System.Origin concoct (1500-1600) Latin past participle of concoquere “to cook together”, from com- ( → COM-) + coquere “to cook”
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