mushroom
noun uk/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/ /ˈmʌʃ.rʊm/ us/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/ /ˈmʌʃ.rʊm/
A2 [ C ]蘑菇;伞菌，蕈
a fungus with a round top and short stem. Some types of mushroom can be eaten
wild/cultivated mushrooms 野生／人工栽培的蘑菇
button (= very small) mushrooms 草菇
dried/grilled/stuffed/sliced mushrooms 干／烤／填充调料／切片的蘑菇
cream of mushroom soup 奶油蘑菇汤
For this recipe choose mushrooms with large caps (= top parts). 做这道菜要选菌盖大的蘑菇。
Unfortunately some poisonous mushrooms look like edible mushrooms. 不幸的是，有些毒蘑外表与可食用蘑菇相似。
Compare: toadstool
- More examples
- I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious.
- "What are you having?" "Er, I'm wavering between the fish soup and the mushroom tart."
- I had a mushroom omelette.
mushroom
verb [ I ] uk/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/ /ˈmʌʃ.rʊm/ us/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/ /ˈmʌʃ.rʊm/
迅速增长；迅速发展
to increase very quickly
The number of computers in schools has mushroomed in recent years. 近年来，学校里计算机的数量迅速增长。