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

• 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。
• 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。
• Styled like a Faberge Easter egg, the chocolate concoction will set you back an eye-watering? 22,000.
  风格像费伯奇的复活节彩蛋这种巧克力的混合物有可能会花去你2万2千英镑。
• Even their uniforms are a concoction.
  甚至他们的制服也是一种大杂烩。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• They gave me a very strange concoction to drink.
  他们给我调制了一杯十分奇特的饮料。
• The breast milk concoction, called the "Baby Gaga," will be available from Friday at the Icecreamists restaurant in London's Covent Garden.
  这种母乳调制的冰淇淋名为“嘎嘎宝贝”，将于本周五在伦敦（蔬菜花卉市场）科芬园的“冰淇淋爱好者”餐厅出售。