concoct coct-coc-cot coc-cook:To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat
To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking.
To devise, using skill and intelligence; make up;contrive
vt. 调制，配制；捏造；策划,图谋

例句：
They concocted a sinister plot.
他们策划了一个毒辣的阴谋。

decoct
To extract the flavor of by boiling.
To make concentrated; boil down (被)熬浓；(被)煮稠；浓缩
vt. 煎, 熬, 煮;使…浓缩；压缩

biscuit cot-cuit twice-baked bread bicycle
A small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda.
Chiefly British. A thin, crisp cracker. A cookie.
n. 小点心，饼干

biscotto
A crisp Italian cookie traditionally flavored with anise and often containing almonds or filberts.
n.意大利式脆饼

cuisine cuit-cuis kitchen
A characteristic manner or style of preparing food.
Food; fare.
n. 烹调法, 烹饪;菜肴

例句：
This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.
这本书是世界美食的权威指南
The hotel has a large dining room serving superb local cuisine.
饭店有一个大餐厅供应上好的当地菜肴。

precocious
Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude.
Botany. Blossoming before the appearance of leaves.
adj. 早熟的；过早发育的

例句：
Margaret was always a precocious child.
玛格丽特一直是个早熟的孩子。
Her precocious mathematical ability astounded her parents.
她那早慧的数学能力令她的父母非常吃惊。