concoct

concoct
[kənˈkɒkt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]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。
    ■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
concocter
noun
语源
  1. 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'
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