n.[C]

1. 蘑菇；伞菌；蕈
   Some mushrooms are edible; some are poisonous.

   有些蘑菇可食用；有些则有毒。

2. 蘑菇形物
3. 蘑菇般迅速增长的事物
   Tourism is a mushroom to the country.

   旅游业是这个国家发展极快的行业。

4. （核爆炸后形成的）蘑菇云
5. 【古】暴发户

vi.

1. 采蘑菇
   Let's go mushrooming.

   我们采蘑菇去吧。

2. （火焰等）呈蘑菇状升腾
3. 雨后春笋般地涌现
   New buildings have mushroomed all over the area.

   在整个地区，新的建筑物像雨后春笋般出现。

a.[B]

1. 蘑菇的
2. 蘑菇形的
   The mushroom cloud of the A-bomb hung over the desert again.

   原子弹爆炸的蘑菇云再度笼罩在沙漠的上空。

3. 蘑菇似地迅速发展的
4. 生命如蘑菇般短暂的

n.

1. a spore-producing fungal growth, often edible and typically having a domed cap with gills on the underside.
2. a pale pinkish-brown colour.

v.

1. increase or develop rapidly:
   environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s.
2. form a shape resembling that of a mushroom.
3. [usu. as noun mushrooming] gather mushrooms.