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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• One of the most toxic concoctions known to man.
  人类已知的最毒混合物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nowadays, many finance concoctions make the accountancy face the unprecedented reputation crisis.
  当前，大量的会计造假案使会计行业面临前所未有的信誉危机。
• According to one account, it comes from the Old West, when the zero-regulation alcohol industry would routinely sell dodgy concoctions.
  根据某个叙述，它来源于古老的西方，当零规则的酒精工业惯常的售卖自行调制的假酒，有时酒太烈，失明的人接踵而至。