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

• It's made from the gardein trademark concoction of soy, wheat and pea proteins, vegetables and grains, including trendy quinoa, amaranth, millet and kamut.
  谷类的品种包括时下比较受推崇的奎奴亚藜，苋菜，小米和斯佩尔特小麦。
• She enjoyed the concoction of foreign dishes.
  她喜欢调制外国菜。
• Even their uniforms are a concoction.
  甚至他们的制服也是一种大杂烩。
• His story was a sheer concoction.
  他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• She was served an elaborate icecream concoction.
  给她端上来一份精制的什锦冰淇淋。
• Latte: In Germany, latte doesnt mean the frothy, milky concoction you get from your local Starbucks. It means erect penis in some German quarters.
  Latte：在德国，latte（拿铁）不是指你从当地星巴克买到的泡沫多的、含牛奶的混合物，而是在一些地区指勃起。