concoct

v [Tn] (often derog 常作贬义) 
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 make (sth) by mixing ingredients
(esp ones that do not usu go together) 将（尤指通常不相配合的）成分混合成某物; 调制:
* concoct a drink out of sherry and lemon juice 用雪利酒和柠檬汁配制成的饮料. 
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(derog 贬) invent (a story, an excuse, etc) 编造, 捏造（谎言、 藉口等）:
* She'd concocted some unlikely tale about the train being cancelled.
她胡编了一通瞎话, 说什麽那班火车给取消了.