| 词汇 | concocting |
| 释义 | concocting present participle ofconcoct concoct verb[ T ] uk /kənˈkɒkt/ us /kənˈkɑːkt/ to make something, usually food, by adding several different parts together, often in a way that is original or not planned: 调制，配制（通常指食品） He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of leftover food.他以各种剩余食材为原料配制成了一道美味佳肴。 to invent an excuse, explanation, or story in order to deceive someone: 编造，捏造，虚构（借口、解释或故事） He concocted a story about working late at the office.他编造谎言说他在办公室工作到很晚。 to say something not true in order to deceive lieAll she does is lie - you can't believe a word she says. tell a lieI cannot tell a lie: I chopped down the cherry tree. lie through your teethHe lied through his teeth that he didn't go to the cinema, though he was still holding the ticket stub in his hand as he said it. fibI don't like fibbing, but I didn't want to hurt his feelings by saying his gift was awful. misleadI'm afraid you've been misled. She is, in fact, married. deludeHe's deluding himself if he thinks that he's getting that promotion. Preparing food batch cooking biga bind breadmaking butter buttered clarify glaze glazed grate ingredient jerk rehydrate restuff rice rustle something up scoby toss whip zap You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Mixing and mixtures Lies, lying & hypocrisy Examples of concoctingconcocting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The crucial difference here is that the puritan-minded passions are seen concocting an actual conspiracy against their king. People would be better served if voluntary effort were devoted to helping those in need, rather than to concocting propaganda figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this recent meeting and in the realm of defence generally we are concocting nothing aggressive against anyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Endless hours were spent concocting mission statements and codes of conduct and further endless hours promulgating them to the force. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not ones which have been made from taking a whole lot of other books and concocting something out of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are quite sufficient penalties in this country already without concocting any more, and it is a pity to create further crimes that the industrialist may commit unwittingly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is extremely unfortunate that last summer a great deal of effort was put into concocting inventions about our proposals and then publicising them to patients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he considers that there is anything in that, will he come back with an amendment at a later stage or consider concocting one with me? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People have been convicted but released on appeal when it has been shown that the police fell into the trap of concocting evidence, which is unacceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She is often shown concocting various potions, spells and hexes for a multitude of purposes, and even dabbles in fortune-telling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They discreetly bury him, concocting a story of cholera. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He has a lot of nerve, is a womanizer without much luck, and he's always concocting one money scheme or another. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In an effort to add more music to the column, he just made stuff up, concocting and reviewing fictional bands and non-existent records. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mookee is famous for his culinary creations, concocting food that is neither appealing nor edible. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We're concocting it, but at the same time we're following it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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