concoct /kənˈkɒkt/ ( concocting, concocted, concocts )

• 1. 

  V-T If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. 编造

  例：

  Mr. Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence.

  费格森先生说该囚犯为了获轻罚编造了这个故事。

• 2. 

  V-T If you concoct something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together. 调制

  例：

  Eugene was concocting Rossini Cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries.

  尤金正在用香槟和覆盆子果泥调制罗西尼鸡尾酒。