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mushroom 蘑菇
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Mushrooms look like tiny umbrellas. Many species of mushrooms are tasty and safe to eat. But some species are poisonous. So, if you go gathering mushrooms in the forest, you must be careful not to pick poisonous mushrooms.
"New blocks of flats and offices are springing up like mushrooms(如雨后春笋般) all over the city." By using "mushroom" as a verb, we can express the idea this way: "New blocks of flats and offices are mushrooming all over the city."
What is a mushroom cloud (蘑菇云)? It is a cloud that forms after a nuclear explosion (核爆炸). It looks like a gigantic mushroom.
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