concoct

1. V-T If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true. 編造

Mr. Ferguson said the prisoner concocted the story to get a lighter sentence. 費(fèi)格森先生說(shuō)該囚犯為了獲輕罰編造了這個(gè)故事。

2. V-T If you concoct something, especially something unusual, you make it by mixing several things together. 調(diào)制

Eugene was concocting Rossini Cocktails from champagne and pureed raspberries. 尤金正在用香檳和覆盆子果泥調(diào)制羅西尼雞尾酒。