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concoctions 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/kənˈkäkSHən/,
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concoctions, plural;
  1. A mixture of various ingredients or elements
    • - a concoction of gables, shingles, stained glass, and towers inspired by English medieval houses
  2. An elaborate story, esp. a fabrication
    • - her story is an improbable concoction
  1. (concoction) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
  2. (concoction) an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"
  3. (concoction) the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"
  4. (concoction) confection: the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
  5. A concoction is, strictly speaking, a combination of various ingredients, usually herbs, spices, condiments, powdery substances or minerals, mixed up together, minced, dissolved or macerated into a liquid so as they can be ingested or drunk. ...
  6. (concoction) Digestion (of food etc.); The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients; A mixture prepared in such a way; Something made-up, an invention
  7. (Concoction) Usually a derogatory term used to refer to a wine that seems to have many different components that are "thrown together" rather than integrating into one cohesive profile.
  8. (concoction) The combining of herbs to create a blend.