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.
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
It was beginning to get dark. I think we'd best stay the night here, I said.