動詞 cook up:

1. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
   同義詞：concoct
2. make up something artificial or untrue
   同義詞：fabricate, manufacture, make up, invent

1. If she meets a man who suits her, she'll soon cook up a resemblance to her ideal mate.
   如果她遇到一個中意的男人，用不了多久她就會把他想象成一個理想配偶的樣子。
2. In order not to go to class this morning, Mary cooked up an excuse about being ill.
   為了今天早上不去聽課，瑪麗編造借口說是有病。