fun·gus
noun/ˈfʌŋɡəs/
/ˈfʌŋɡəs/
(plural fungi
/ˈfʌŋɡiː/, /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/, /ˈfʌndʒaɪ/
/ˈfʌŋɡiː/, /ˈfʌŋɡaɪ/, /ˈfʌndʒaɪ/
)- [countable] an organism (= a living thing) that is similar to a plant without leaves, flowers or green colouring, and that usually grows on plants or on decaying matter. mushrooms and mildew are both fungi.
真菌（如蘑菇和霉） Collocations The living worldThe living worldAnimalsTopics Plants and treesc1- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
- insects/bees/locusts swarm
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
- spiders spin/weave a web
- snakes/lizards shed their skins
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
- attract/find/choose a mate
- produce/release eggs/sperm
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
- a seed germinates/sprouts
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
- flower buds swell/open
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
- produce/bear fruit
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)
- a virus enters/invades something/the body
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
- [uncountable, countable] a layer of mould or a similar fungus, for example on a plant or wall; an infection caused by a fungus
霉；霉菌；霉菌感染 - The logs were covered with bright fungus.
原木上长满了明亮的真菌。 - Farmed fish often get fungus.
养殖鱼经常感染真菌。 - fungus infections
霉菌感染
- The logs were covered with bright fungus.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin, perhaps from Greek spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge.