mushrooms
mushrooms — noun
- mushroomssingular
- mushroomsesplural
1. a living thing with a stem and a round or flat cap that grows above ground; it i
a living thing with a stem and a round or flat cap that grows above ground; it is not a plant, and many kinds can be safely cooked and eaten, while others are poisonous.
Felipe sliced some fresh mushrooms and added them to the frying pan.
collocation: sliced / fresh mushrooms
After the rain, Mira found wild mushrooms growing under the oak tree in her garden.
The supermarket sells both white mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms in small boxes.
Anong learned never to pick wild mushrooms without checking if they are safe to eat.
A simple mushroom omelette can be a quick and tasty dinner.
文法句型
mushroom(s) as a countable noun
用法筆記
The noun is usually countable: 'a mushroom' / 'two mushrooms'. When referring to the food in general, it can also be uncountable: 'Would you like mushroom on your pizza?'
常見錯誤
2. a pale greyish-brown colour, similar in shade to the surface of a common white o
a pale greyish-brown colour, similar in shade to the surface of a common white or cremini mushroom.
Hannah chose a wool coat in mushroom because it would match both black and navy trousers.
colour name: mushroom coats / trousers
The living room walls were painted a soft shade of mushroom that made the space feel warm.
Abigail wore a mushroom-coloured scarf with her grey suit to the conference.
For the kitchen, Selim picked tiles in a warm mushroom tone instead of plain white.
文法句型
mushroom as a colour name
用法筆記
This sense is used mainly in fashion and interior design colour descriptions. The adjective 'mushroom' (see below) can also be used: 'a mushroom sweater'.
3. anything that has the form of a mushroom stem and cap, most often the tall colum
anything that has the form of a mushroom stem and cap, most often the tall column of smoke, dust, and debris that rises after a large explosion.
The explosion sent a huge mushroom of smoke rising high above the city.
collocation: mushroom of smoke
Old photographs of nuclear tests often show a massive mushroom cloud spreading into the sky.
compound: mushroom cloud
Samir watched from the hill as a grey mushroom of dust grew over the distant factory fire.
The children shaped the clay into a small mushroom that resembled the cloud they had seen in a documentary.
文法句型
mushroom + noun [mushroom cloud]
用法筆記
Most common in the fixed phrase 'mushroom cloud', referring specifically to the cloud from a nuclear explosion or large fireball. The general 'something shaped like a mushroom' usage is much rarer.
mushrooms — adjective
- mushroomspositive
- more mushroomscomparative
- most mushroomssuperlative
1. a pale greyish-brown shade resembling the surface of a common edible mushroom.
a pale greyish-brown shade resembling the surface of a common edible mushroom.
Jisoo bought a soft mushroom sweater that goes well with her dark green skirt.
adjective before noun: mushroom sweater
The couple decided on mushroom curtains for the bedroom to keep the atmosphere calm.
Léa prefers mushroom-coloured sofa cushions because they do not show dirt easily.
Lakan's new leather boots are a warm mushroom shade that matches most of his clothes.
文法句型
mushroom + noun [mushroom sweater, mushroom walls]
用法筆記
This adjective is used mainly before nouns describing clothing, paint, or fabric. For the same colour as a noun, see the noun sense 2 above.
mushrooms — verb
- mushroomspresent simple I / you / we / they
- mushroomses3rd person singular
- mushroomsing-ing form
- mushroomsedpast simple
1. to grow, increase, or spread extremely quickly, like a mushroom popping up overn
to grow, increase, or spread extremely quickly, like a mushroom popping up overnight — used especially for businesses, cities, problems, or organisations that suddenly become much larger.
The small coffee shop mushroomed into a chain of fifty stores across the country within three years.
pattern: mushroom + into + noun phrase
After the highway opened, new housing estates mushroomed all along the road.
Online shopping has mushroomed in popularity since the pandemic began changing how people buy things.
Concerns over water quality mushroomed after the factory was found to be dumping waste into the river.
The number of students at the university mushroomed from two thousand to over eight thousand in just five years.
文法句型
mushroom into [something]
mushroom from [something]
用法筆記
This sense is always intransitive — there is no direct object. You cannot 'mushroom something'. The growth is fast and often surprising, like a wild mushroom appearing overnight. Common in business, news, and urban development writing.
常見錯誤
2. to go out into the countryside looking for wild mushrooms to collect and eat.
to go out into the countryside looking for wild mushrooms to collect and eat.
Every autumn, Eli and his grandfather go mushrooming in the pine forest behind their village.
activity: go mushrooming
Sade spent the weekend mushrooming with her cousins and brought home a basket full of chanterelles.
The local club organises a mushrooming trip every October for people who want to learn about edible fungi.
Before you go mushrooming, it is important to learn how to tell safe mushrooms from poisonous ones.
- forage for mushrooms
more formal and general; foraging can include other wild foods too
文法句型
go mushrooming
用法筆記
This sense is much less common than the 'grow rapidly' sense. The form 'go mushrooming' (go + verb-ing) is the most natural way to use it. In American English, 'pick mushrooms' or 'gather mushrooms' is far more frequent than the single verb.