動詞 concoct:

1. make a concoction (of) by mixing
2. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
   同義詞：cook up
3. invent
   同義詞：trump up
4. devise or invent
   同義詞：think up, think of, dream up, hatch

1. One wonders also why Nature, with some snakes concocted poison of such extreme potency.
   人們也不知道大自然為何在一些蛇身上調制出這樣高效的毒液來。
2. She'd concocted some unlikely tale about the train being cancelled.
   她胡編了一通瞎話，說什麼那班火車給取消了。

con.coct

v.tr.（及物動詞）
con.coct.ed,con.coct.ing,con.cocts
To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
調制：把調料混合在一起調制，例如在烹調中
To devise, using skill and intelligence; contrive:
策劃：用技巧或智慧設計；謀劃：
例句：
concoct a mystery story.
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來源：
Latin concoquere concoct- [to boil together]
拉丁語 concoquere concoct- [一起煮]
com- [com-]
com- [前綴，表.一起.]
coquere [to cook] * see pek w-
coquere [烹調] *參見 pek w-

【引伸】
concoct.er 或
concoc.tor
n.（名詞）
concoc.tion
n.（名詞）