concoct
concoct — 動詞
- concoctpresent simple I / you / we / they
- concoctshe / she / it
- concoctedpast simple
- concocting-ing form
1. to put together a meal, drink, or other mixture out of whatever ingredients are
調製；隨手做
用手邊材料調配出飲品或菜餚
to put together a meal, drink, or other mixture out of whatever ingredients are around, often in an inventive or unplanned way.
Constanza concocted a quick pasta sauce from leftover tomatoes, garlic, and half a chili.
Constanza 用剩下的番茄、大蒜和半根辣椒，迅速調製出一鍋義大利麵醬。
concoct + [dish] from + [ingredients]
The bartender concocted a bright pink cocktail with grapefruit juice, gin, and rosemary.
酒保用葡萄柚汁、琴酒和迷迭香，調製出一杯亮粉色的雞尾酒。
concoct + [drink] with + [ingredients]
On rainy afternoons, Kofi and his sister concoct strange smoothies in the blender.
下雨的午後，Kofi 和妹妹常在果汁機裡隨手調出怪味奶昔。
informal context, light-hearted experimentation
Felix opened the nearly empty fridge and concocted a surprisingly tasty omelette for dinner.
Felix 打開幾乎空蕩蕩的冰箱，隨手做出一份意外好吃的歐姆蛋當晚餐。
At the village fair, Shanti concocted a spicy chutney that won first prize.
在村裡的市集上，Shanti 調製的辣味酸甜醬贏得了第一名。
- concoct a meal
- concoct a sauce
- concoct a drink
- concoct a remedy
文法句型
concoct + [food/drink noun]
用法筆記
Object is usually food, drink, or another physical mixture. Often implies an improvised or unusual combination rather than following a recipe.
常見錯誤
2. to make up a story, excuse, or scheme that is not true, usually to fool someone
捏造；編造
編造不實的藉口、故事或計謀來欺騙他人
to make up a story, excuse, or scheme that is not true, usually to fool someone or hide what really happened.
Lakan concocted a story about a flat tyre to explain why he missed the meeting.
Lakan 捏造了輪胎沒氣的故事，解釋自己為何錯過了會議。
concoct + a story about + [reason]
The two siblings concocted an elaborate excuse for breaking their grandmother's vase.
兩個兄弟姐妹為打破奶奶的花瓶，編造了一套精心設計的藉口。
concoct + an elaborate excuse
Aylin and her cousin concocted a plan to sneak out of the wedding reception early.
Aylin 和表姊密謀出一個計畫，打算提早從婚宴上溜走。
concoct + a plan to + [verb]
Investigators discovered that the witness had concocted the entire alibi to protect his brother.
調查人員發現，這名證人為了袒護哥哥，整套不在場證明都是編造出來的。
passive use possible; deceptive purpose explicit
Omar concocted a wild theory about secret tunnels under the old library.
Omar 編造了一個關於舊圖書館底下祕密地道的離奇故事。
- concoct a story
- concoct an excuse
- concoct a plan
- concoct an alibi
- concoct a scheme
文法句型
concoct + [story/excuse/plan]
concoct + that-clause (rare)
用法筆記
Object is typically a story, excuse, alibi, plan, scheme, theory, or lie. Carries a strong implication of dishonesty or fabrication; distinguishes from sense 1 by abstract object and deceptive intent.
常見錯誤
同根字
- concoction名詞C1
- concocter名詞C2