concoct
/kənˈkɒkt/verb
with obj.
1- make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients配制(饭菜), 调制, 调和:
she began to concoct a dinner likely to appeal to him.
她开始烹制很可能会使他喜欢的饭菜。
1.1
- create or devise (a story or plan)编造, 虚构(故事); 策划(计划, 设计):
his cronies concocted a simple plan.
他的好友们制定了一个简单的计划。
派生词
concocter
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin concoct-, literally 'cooked together', from concoquere. The original sense was 'refine or purify metals or minerals by heating', later 'cook'.