cook up

动词 cook up:

1. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
   同义词：concoct
2. make up something artificial or untrue
   同义词：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.
   如果她遇到一个中意的男人，用不了多久她就会把他想象成一个理想配偶的样子。
2. In order not to go to class this morning, Mary cooked up an excuse about being ill.
   为了今天早上不去听课，玛丽编造借口说是有病。