concoct
v[Tn]
(often derog 常作贬义)
1 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.
2 (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.
The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.