mushroom
n
fast-growing fungus with a round flattish head and a stalk, of which some kinds can be eaten 蕈; 菇; 蘑菇
grilled/fried mushrooms 烤[炸]蘑菇
a button mushroom, ie a small one with a round head like a button 钮粒蘑菇
[attrib 作定语]
mushroom soup 蘑菇汤. =>illus at fungus 见fungus插图. Cf 参看 toadstool. mushroom, v [I]
1 (usu 通常作 go mushrooming) gather mushrooms (in a field or wood) (在地里或林子里)采集蘑菇.
2 (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) spread or increase in number rapidly 迅速扩散或增加
new blocks of flats and offices mushrooming all over the city 在全市各处如雨後春笋般出现的新公寓楼和办公楼.
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.