fungus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fun·gus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/ ●○○ noun (plural fungi /-dʒaɪ, -ɡaɪ/ or funguses) [countable, uncountable]HBP a simple type of plant that has no leaves or flowers and that grows on plants or other surfaces. mushrooms and mould are both fungi. 真菌
Examples from the Corpus
fungus• Speedo harbored every kind of parasite and fungus that can set up housekeeping in the canine host.• The most sophisticated farmers are the leaf-cutting ants, which cultivate fungus on fresh vegetation thanks to an assembly-line of specialised castes.• A nightmare of wilt and mildew, of fungus and blackspot.• The next day the fungus had dropped off and there were less white spots.• One mystery concerns how the fungus has been able to move from butternut to butternut, since these trees are so widespread.• The panel also will try to determine how and when the fungus arrived in Arizona.• If the seed has protruded slightly above the sand during this growth a white fungus may be observed surrounding the area.• What is the white fungus on the roots of the indoor fig tree, surely it is my fault?Origin fungus (1500-1600) Latinfun·gus nounChineseSyllable
leaves plant has Corpus a that or simple of no type
fungus
fun‧gus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/
noun (plural fungi /-dʒaɪ, -ɡaɪ/ or funguses)
fun‧gus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/
noun (plural fungi /-dʒaɪ, -ɡaɪ/ or funguses) Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
[uncountable and countable] a simple type of plant that has no leaves or flowers and that grows on plants or other surfaces. mushrooms and mould are both fungi.
Language: Latin
Animals 动物
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth) 动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing 鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting 昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm 昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins 蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate 熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate 昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches 卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi 植物和真菌
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower 树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts 种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form 叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open 花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth 菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses 细菌和病毒
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply 细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease 细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth) 细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades sth/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself) 病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour/ ( especially
harbor bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌