concoction

英 [kənˈkɒkʃn]

美 [kənˈkɑːkʃn]

n.  (古怪或少见的)混合物，调合物，调配品(尤指饮料或药物)

复数：concoctions　

医学

BNC.19212 / COCA.14427

牛津词典

noun

• （古怪或少见的）混合物，调合物，调配品（尤指饮料或药物）
  a strange or unusual mixture of things, especially drinks or medicines
  1. a concoction of cream and rum
     奶油和朗姆酒调制的怪味饮料

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 调制品;配制物
  Aconcoctionis something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
  1. ...a concoction of honey, yogurt, oats, and apples.
     蜂蜜、酸奶、燕麦和苹果调制的混合物

英英释义

noun

• the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  Synonym:confection
• the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
  1. his testimony was a concoction
  2. she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
• an occurrence of an unusual mixture
  1. it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
• any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
  1. he volunteered to taste her latest concoction
  2. he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
  Synonym:mixtureintermixture

双语例句

• He took this concoction down to the drugstore, poured it in the machine and deposited$ 10.
  他拿着那个混合物去了药店，把它倒进了机器里并且放了10美圆。
• The cocktail is a concoction of liquor, the most common before-dinner drink.
  一种配制酒，是餐前最普通饮用的酒。
• Canned soup, on the other hand, is a miserable concoction of salt, fat, artificial additives, preservatives, water and maybe part of a carrot.
  罐头浓汤根本就是盐、脂肪、人工添加剂、防腐剂和水的混合物，可能还会有点胡萝卜吧。
• Latte: In Germany, latte doesnt mean the frothy, milky concoction you get from your local Starbucks. It means erect penis in some German quarters.
  Latte：在德国，latte（拿铁）不是指你从当地星巴克买到的泡沫多的、含牛奶的混合物，而是在一些地区指勃起。
• More audaciously, the label will probably claim that this strange farinaceous concoction is either'superior'or'traditional'in some non-specified way.
  更厚颜无耻的是，标签上可能会声明说这些奇怪的谷粉混合物在某种没有说明的方式上不是“领先的”就是“历史悠久的”。
• I decide on Tandoori Aloo, a roasted potato concoction with raisins and cashews.
  我点了唐杜里土豆（tandoorialoo），点缀了葡萄干和腰果的烤土豆。
• I have never bitten into a chunk of army bread without marveling that this coarse and heavy concoction can transform itself into blood and warmth, and perhaps into courage.
  每次啃食军营里的大圆面包，我无不惊叹这又沉又糙的一团东西竟能转化成血液，热量，也许还有勇气。
• A pharmacist added soda water to the concoction and made the drink available to the consumer in ready-to-drink bottles and in soda fountains.
  药剂师将苏打水加在这种混合物中做成饮料，并装在即开瓶和汽水桶里出售给消费者。
• US sushi makers, meanwhile, have devised their own masterworks, such as the California roll, an avocado and crab concoction that is now gaining a foothold in trendier sushi bars in Japan.
  与此同时，美国的寿司生产商已经发明了自己的主打产品，例如加利福尼亚卷（Californiaroll）&这是一种由鳄梨和螃蟹混合制成的寿司，如今在日本的时尚寿司店也占领了一席之地。
• His story was a sheer concoction.
  他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。