concoctions

英 [kənˈkɒkʃənz]

美 [kənˈkɑkʃənz]

n.  (古怪或少见的)混合物，调合物，调配品(尤指饮料或药物)
concoction的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 调制品;配制物
  Aconcoctionis something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
  1. ...a concoction of honey, yogurt, oats, and apples.
     蜂蜜、酸奶、燕麦和苹果调制的混合物

双语例句

• These shops are competing for customers by developing original concoctions like desserts featuring rice vinegar and vinegar drinks made using oranges and grapefruits.
  为了争夺客源，各家醋吧纷纷研制特色调配饮品，比如，米醋味的甜点以及用橙子和葡萄柚搭配制成的醋饮料。
• We became scientists and tested concoctions of milk, orange juice, and mouthwash.
  我们是科学家，尝试牛奶、橙汁和漱口水的混合物。
• The vaccines of tomorrow are likely to be far more sophisticated concoctions, made up of snippets of raw DNA from the genome of a virus, bacterium or parasite.
  明天的疫苗有可能是极为尖端的复合物，由病毒、细菌或寄生虫基因组的原始DNA的小片段构成。
• She came upon the corset counter and paused in rich reverie as she noted the dainty concoctions of colour and lace there displayed. If she would only make up her mind, she could have one of those now.
  她来到女胸衣柜台，看到那些做工精美，颜色缤纷，有花边装饰的胸衣时，停下了脚步，陷入丰富的遐想。只要她能拿定主意，她现在就可以买上一件。
• Conversely, less than 100 years ago, respected doctors in Europe and North America were still recommending blood-letting in patients, alongside ill-advised concoctions that were poorly tested and misunderstood, at most tackling symptoms rather than underlying causes.
  相反，不到100年前，欧洲和北美受人尊敬的医生仍在建议对病人采取放血疗法，以及没有经过严格检验、人们并不完全了解的混合物，至多只能治标，而不能治本。
• Soon Wayan had water and herbs boiling up on the stove, and was making me drink jamu& traditional Indonesian homemade medicinal concoctions.
  不久，大姐将水和药草搁在炉上煮，让我喝佳木（jamu）汤剂&巴厘岛传统自制药汤。
• She produced all sorts of weird concoctions, but none of them met with Harry's requirements.
  拿出各种各样稀奇古怪的化妆品，但没有一样能够符合哈里的要求。
• Some packaged juice cleanses contain considerable amounts of sugar, leading some proponents to grind up their own fruit and vegetable concoctions at home.
  有些包装好的排毒化果汁含有大量的糖份，这使得一些推崇者在家榨取属于他们自己的果蔬混合物。
• Substituting whole foods for sweet industrial concoctions may be a hard sell, but in the face of an industry that is exploiting our biological nature to keep us addicted, it may be the best solution for those who need that sugar fix.
  用完整的天然食品替代工业生产的甜食，或许很难让人接受，然而面对这样一个利用我们的生物天性让我们成瘾的产业，这对那些渴求糖分摄入的人，或许是最好的方法。
• Athletes used concoctions of mushrooms and plant seeds, and ate special diets of things like dried figs to give themselves an edge in their competitions.
  当时就有运动员为在比赛中获得优势而服用磨菇和植物种子的混合物，或一些类似干无花果的特殊食物。