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

• She dosed ash with herbal brews of her own concoction.
  她给阿什服用她自己调制的草药汤。
• The prototype for modern American ice cream was the Roman concoction of cream mixed with berries and alpine snow.
  现代美国冰激凌的原形是罗马人将莓果和高山上的雪以及奶油混合调制成的一种食物。
• 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。
• Coca-Cola has been hawking its black fizzy concoction for more than 100 years but it is still finding ways to reach more consumer throats.
  可口可乐（Coca-Cola）贩卖它那黑呼呼的、冒着气泡的调制饮料已有100多年历史了，但它仍在想方设法吸引更多的消费者。
• Lastly, pour the blended concoction onto the fruit plate and garnish.
  最后，将搅拌好的果汁倒入水果盘中，装饰一番。
• 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。
• The Clinical Research on PMS Diarrhea in Spleen Deficiency Syndrome Treated with Lizhong Concoction
  理中汤治疗脾虚型经行泄泻的临床研究
• Rum maker Bacardi says it has figured out a way to make an alcoholic beverage distilled entirely from green tea leaves, a concoction it blends with water.
  朗姆酒制造商百加得声称，该公司发明了一种方法，用完全从绿茶茶叶提取的物质制造一种酒精饮料，这是一种掺水的混合饮料。
• 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。