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

• 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。
• 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。
• I decide on Tandoori Aloo, a roasted potato concoction with raisins and cashews.
  我点了唐杜里土豆（tandoorialoo），点缀了葡萄干和腰果的烤土豆。
• The Spanish conquistadors brought cocoa seeds back to Spain, where they introduced new spices and sugar to the liquid concoction.
  西班牙征服者把可可种子带回西班牙，在那里向液态的混合物加入了新香料和糖。
• 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 enjoyed the concoction of foreign dishes.
  她喜欢调制外国菜。
• 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。
• 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。
• Do you expect me to drink this vile concoction?
  你难道想让我喝这种乌七八糟的东西？