concoct

• 指通过混合各种成分或元素来调制、配制某物（如饮料、汤药等）；也指编造、捏造（借口、谎言、计划等），常含巧妙或狡诈之意。

A verb used to indicate the act of creating or preparing something, especially by combining various ingredients or elements, often in a clever or inventive way.

1. Prepare food or drinkB2formal

   To make or prepare something, especially food or drink, by mixing various ingredients.

   调制

   • She concocted a delicious stew from leftover vegetables.
   • He concocted a special cocktail for the party.
   • The chef concocted a new sauce for the pasta dish.

   同义词blendbrewcook upfixmakemixpreparewhip up

2. Devise or inventB2formal

   To create or invent something, often a story, plan, or excuse, usually with cleverness or deceit.

   编造

   • He concocted an elaborate excuse for being late.
   • The children concocted a plan to surprise their mother.
   • She concocted a fictional story to explain her absence.

   同义词contrivecook updevisedream upfabricatehatchinventmake upthink up