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.