Do you expect me to drink this vile concoction? 你难道想让我喝这种乌七八糟的东西?
How does that concoction taste? 那调制饮料味道如何?
His story was a sheer concoction. 他的故事实在是一纯属捏造之事。
concoction
[ noun ]
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients
<noun.food> he volunteered to taste her latest concoction he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade
an occurrence of an unusual mixture
<noun.event> it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction
the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
<noun.cognition> his testimony was a concoction she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
<noun.act>
Concoction \Con*coc"tion\, n. [L. concoctio.] 1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion. [Obs.]
2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared.
3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising; rumination. --Donne.
4. (Med.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and return to a normal condition. [Obs.]
5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] --Bacon.
A royal banquet in 1387 included a promising-sounding concoction called creme frez.
Similarly the contention that Moses was a myth and the Mosaic Code a concoction of post-Exilic priests is dismissed as "scepticism carried to the point of fanaticism."
Now they have formed direct contacts with chemical firms and other materials developers. Nike, for example, uses a Du Pont concoction called Kevlar for its tennis shoe line.
He also marketed a manure-based concoction called "Sroda's Turkey Peat" and sold dyed turkey-feather "flowers" to florists, striptease dancers and flamboyant wrestling legend Gorgeous George.
Jersey Farms International Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., is trying to sell a concoction of soy and other vegetable fats to dairies.
It said it will inaugurate the deal with its new Gorba Chocolate flavor, a white and dark chocolate concoction.
"The Cocktail Hour" mixes impeccable style, a low-key charm and some high-style performances to produce a winning concoction.
Instead of allowing us to hear directly from the participants, Messrs. Schiff and Ya'ari distill the fruits of their extensive contacts into a colorless concoction.
It was later changed to Gin's Alley to honor bartender Ngian and his concoction.
There sat 200 "kamikazes," a potent vodka concoction.
New England and Marks & Spencer Luxury, an elegant English concoction, beat out seven other vanillas, including Haagen-Dazs.
There never was anyone named Biedermeier; the name is a concoction.
I'm still very optimistic." GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications, a rather strained after-the-fact concoction.
Chef Blanc's menu features poulet a la creme as well as a cold concoction in a piquant sauce.
The paint is a secret concoction of organic and inorganic ingredients that reach temperatures as high as 2,300 degrees Fahrenheit, consuming far less power than conventional heating methods, Rustol says.