concoction

英 [kən'kɒkʃən] 美 [kən'kɒkʃən]

• n. 混合；调合；调合物；捏造

英英释义

Noun:

1. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients;

   "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"
   "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
   

2. an occurrence of an unusual mixture;

   "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
   

3. the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose;

   "his testimony was a concoction"
   "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
   

4. the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Do you expect me to drink this vile concoction?
   你难道想让我喝这种乌七八糟的东西?
2. His story was a sheer concoction.
   他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。

近反义词

【近义词】

• preparation 准备
• prescription 处方
• pretense 借口
• romance 浪漫史
• mixture 混合
• compound 化合物
• brew 酿造
• blend 混合
• potion 一服，一剂
• drink 喝
• invention 发明
• creation 创造
• fabrication 制造
• fantasy 幻想
• fiction 小说
• confection 甜食
• intermixture 混合