"cooked up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 捏造
• 虛構

Definition

“Cooked up”意思是虛構、捏造，通常指編造一個故事、計劃或藉口，多半不是真實的，帶點祕密或欺騙成份。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於口語，常帶負面含義，如編藉口、假故事或密謀。不用於實際烹飪，是比喻表達。

Examples

He cooked up a story to explain why he was late.

他**編造**了一個故事來解釋自己遲到的原因。

They cooked up a plan to surprise their friend.

他們**策劃**了一個計劃來給朋友驚喜。

She cooked up an excuse for not finishing her homework.

她**編造**了一個藉口沒做完作業。

I can't believe you cooked up that whole story just to get out of trouble.

真不敢相信你**編造**了整個故事只是為了擺脫麻煩。

They cooked up some numbers to make the results look better.

他們**捏造**了一些數字讓結果看似更好。

Mark always seems to have some story cooked up when things go wrong.

Mark每次出事時，總有個**編好的**故事。