concoct
verb[T]
uk/kənˈkɒkt/us/kənˈkɑːkt/to make something, usuallyfood, byaddingseveral differentpartstogether, often in a way that isoriginalor notplanned:
调制，配制（通常指食品）He concocted the mostamazingdishfrom allsortsofleftoverfood.他以各种剩余食材为原料配制成了一道美味佳肴。
toinventanexcuse,explanation, orstoryinordertodeceivesomeone:
编造，捏造，虚构（借口、解释或故事）He concocted astoryaboutworkinglate at theoffice.他编造谎言说他在办公室工作到很晚。
to say something not true in order to deceive
- lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says.
- tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree.
- lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it.
- fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful.
- misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married.
- deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion.
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- julienne
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- rice
- toss
- whip
- zap
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