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concoction n.混合；调合；调合物；捏造 (1) 你难道想让我喝这种乌七八糟的东西?(2) 他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。 Mix eight different liquids in a glass and you've got a concoction. Scientists create concoctions of chemicals in test tubes, and a bicycle made of junkyard scraps is a concoction too. The word’s Latin root means “cooked together,” referring to when you heat metals in order to purify them. A concoction is also a tall tale told to get out of trouble or entertain someone. If your story has ostriches, trampolines, lasers, and Abraham Lincoln, it’s probably a concoction.

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英 [kən'kɒkʃən] 美 [kən'kɒkʃən] (1) Do you expect me to drink this vile concoction?(2) His story was a sheer concoction. A concoction is a curious mixture of things, like a bunch of liquids stirred in a cup, or the elaborate and unbelievable story you make up to explain not finishing your homework. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]调制品；配制物 A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together.   [oft N of n]...a concoction of honey, yogurt, oats, and apples.蜂蜜、酸奶、燕麦和苹果调制的混合物

英语单词	concoction
英美音标	英 [kən'kɒkʃən] 美 [kən'kɒkʃən]
中文释义	n.混合；调合；调合物；捏造
英语例句	(1) Do you expect me to drink this vile concoction? (2) His story was a sheer concoction.
中文例句	(1) 你难道想让我喝这种乌七八糟的东西? (2) 他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。
vocabulary简明	A concoction is a curious mixture of things, like a bunch of liquids stirred in a cup, or the elaborate and unbelievable story you make up to explain not finishing your homework.
vocabulary扩展	Mix eight different liquids in a glass and you've got a concoction. Scientists create concoctions of chemicals in test tubes, and a bicycle made of junkyard scraps is a concoction too. The word’s Latin root means “cooked together,” referring to when you heat metals in order to purify them. A concoction is also a tall tale told to get out of trouble or entertain someone. If your story has ostriches, trampolines, lasers, and Abraham Lincoln, it’s probably a concoction.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]调制品；配制物 A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together. [oft N of n] ...a concoction of honey, yogurt, oats, and apples. 蜂蜜、酸奶、燕麦和苹果调制的混合物

Concoction Story Liquids Made 英 Kən'kɒkʃən] 美 Kən'kɒkʃən N.混合；调合；调合物；捏造