fungus
fungus — 名詞
- fungussingular
- fungiplural
1. a type of living thing that gets its nutrients by absorbing them from dead or de
真菌
從腐爛物或活體中吸收養分的生物
a type of living thing that gets its nutrients by absorbing them from dead or decaying organic material, or from a living plant or animal — examples include mushrooms, mould, yeast, and mildew
Eri found a strange fungus on an old log in the forest near her house.
Eri 在她家附近的森林裡發現一根老樹幹上長了一種奇怪的真菌。
find + fungus + on [surface]
The damp bathroom wall had patches of black fungus that needed to be removed.
潮濕的浴室牆壁上有一片片的黑色真菌需要清除。
common modifier: black fungus / green fungus
Bakers use a type of fungus called yeast to make bread rise and become light.
麵包師傅使用一種稱為酵母的真菌來讓麵包膨脹變輕。
Nila noticed white mould growing on the old bread in the kitchen cupboard.
Nila 注意到廚房櫥櫃裡的老麵包上長出了白色的黴菌。
mould as a common type of fungus
After heavy rain, Iris saw colourful fungi at the base of an old oak tree.
大雨過後，Iris 在一棵老橡樹根部看到各種顏色的真菌。
plural form 'fungi'
- fungus grows on
- fungus spreads
- fungal infection
- treat a fungus
- cause a fungus
- mould
refers specifically to the fuzzy, often grey or green fungi that grow on food or damp surfaces; more informal and specific than 'fungus'
- mushroom
the visible, above-ground fruiting body of certain fungi; not all fungi produce mushrooms
- yeast
single-celled fungus used in baking, brewing, and fermentation; microscopic rather than visible to the naked eye
- mildew
a specific type of fungus that grows as a thin, whitish layer on plants or damp surfaces, often in warm, humid conditions
用法筆記
Plural can be 'fungi' (more common in scientific contexts) or 'funguses'. The word is used as both a countable noun ('a strange fungus') and an uncountable noun ('black fungus on the wall').
常見錯誤
同根字
- fungal形容詞B2
- fungicide名詞C1