mushrooms
mushrooms — 名詞
- mushroomssingular
- mushroomsesplural
1. a living thing with a stem and a round or flat cap that grows above ground; it i
蘑菇
可食用的真菌，有傘狀菌蓋
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.
Felipe 切了幾顆新鮮蘑菇，放進煎鍋裡。
collocation: sliced / fresh mushrooms
After the rain, Mira found wild mushrooms growing under the oak tree in her garden.
下雨後，Mira 在自家花園的橡樹下發現了野生的蘑菇。
The supermarket sells both white mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms in small boxes.
超市有賣小盒包裝的白蘑菇和香菇。
Anong learned never to pick wild mushrooms without checking if they are safe to eat.
Anong 學到，採野生蘑菇之前一定要先確認是否安全可食。
A simple mushroom omelette can be a quick and tasty dinner.
簡單的蘑菇蛋捲就可以是一道快速又美味的晚餐。
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
灰褐色
淺灰褐色的色彩
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.
Hannah 選了一件灰褐色羊毛大衣，因為它跟黑色和深藍色褲子都很好搭配。
colour name: mushroom coats / trousers
The living room walls were painted a soft shade of mushroom that made the space feel warm.
客廳的牆壁漆上了一層柔和的灰褐色，讓空間感覺很溫暖。
Abigail wore a mushroom-coloured scarf with her grey suit to the conference.
Abigail 圍了一條灰褐色圍巾搭配灰色套裝去參加會議。
For the kitchen, Selim picked tiles in a warm mushroom tone instead of plain white.
Selim 為廚房挑選了暖色調的灰褐色磁磚，而不是純白色的。
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
蘑菇狀物
外形像蘑菇的東西，尤指爆炸雲
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.
爆炸產生的巨大蘑菇狀煙霧升到城市上空。
collocation: mushroom of smoke
Old photographs of nuclear tests often show a massive mushroom cloud spreading into the sky.
核彈試爆的舊照片中，常常可以看到巨大的蕈狀雲擴散到天空。
compound: mushroom cloud
Samir watched from the hill as a grey mushroom of dust grew over the distant factory fire.
Samir 從山丘上看著遠處工廠大火冒出的灰色蘑菇狀灰塵。
The children shaped the clay into a small mushroom that resembled the cloud they had seen in a documentary.
孩子們把黏土捏成小小的蘑菇形狀，模仿他們在紀錄片裡看到的雲。
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 — 形容詞
- mushroomspositive
- more mushroomscomparative
- most mushroomssuperlative
1. a pale greyish-brown shade resembling the surface of a common edible mushroom.
灰褐色的
淺灰褐色的，如蘑菇表面的顏色
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.
Jisoo 買了一件柔和的灰褐色毛衣，跟她深綠色的裙子很搭。
adjective before noun: mushroom sweater
The couple decided on mushroom curtains for the bedroom to keep the atmosphere calm.
這對夫妻決定在臥室掛上灰褐色的窗簾，以保持氣氛寧靜。
Léa prefers mushroom-coloured sofa cushions because they do not show dirt easily.
Léa 偏好灰褐色的沙發靠墊，因為不容易看出髒汙。
Lakan's new leather boots are a warm mushroom shade that matches most of his clothes.
Lakan 的新皮靴是暖色調的灰褐色，跟他大部分衣服都很搭。
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 — 動詞
- 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
快速增長
如雨後春筍般迅速擴張或發展
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.
這間小咖啡館在三年內迅速擴張為遍布全國的五十間連鎖店。
pattern: mushroom + into + noun phrase
After the highway opened, new housing estates mushroomed all along the road.
高速公路開通後，沿路冒出了許多新建的住宅區。
Online shopping has mushroomed in popularity since the pandemic began changing how people buy things.
自從疫情改變了人們的購物方式，線上購物的人氣就大幅增長。
Concerns over water quality mushroomed after the factory was found to be dumping waste into the river.
在發現工廠將廢棄物排入河川之後，民眾對水質的擔憂迅速升高。
The number of students at the university mushroomed from two thousand to over eight thousand in just five years.
這所大學的學生人數在五年內從兩千人快速增加到超過八千人。
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.
採蘑菇
到野外採集可食用的蘑菇
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.
每年秋天，Eli 和祖父都會去村子後方的松林裡採蘑菇。
activity: go mushrooming
Sade spent the weekend mushrooming with her cousins and brought home a basket full of chanterelles.
Sade 週末跟表姊妹們去採蘑菇，帶回了一籃雞油菌。
The local club organises a mushrooming trip every October for people who want to learn about edible fungi.
當地社團每年十月會舉辦採蘑菇活動，讓想認識食用真菌的人參加。
Before you go mushrooming, it is important to learn how to tell safe mushrooms from poisonous ones.
去採蘑菇之前，務必先學會如何分辨安全可食和有毒的蘑菇。
- 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.