
好词典

源自古英语 'meledēaw'(蜜露),因早期人们误以为霉菌是蜂蜜的残留物。后受古法语 'mildiu' 影响形成现代拼写。
❶ 霉菌,一种在潮湿环境中生长的微小真菌,常出现在食物、衣物或墙壁上,呈现白色或灰色的绒毛状斑点。
“The bread was covered in green mildew after being left out for a week.”
(面包放在外面一周后,表面长满了绿色的霉菌。)
“She found mildew growing on her leather shoes in the damp basement.”
(她在潮湿的地下室里发现皮鞋上长了霉菌。)
❶ 发霉,指物体因潮湿而滋生霉菌的过程或状态。
“The old books began to mildew in the humid attic.”
(旧书在潮湿的阁楼里开始发霉。)
“If you store clothes while they're damp, they will mildew quickly.”
(如果衣物未干透就收起来,很快就会发霉。)
powdery mildew — 白粉病,特指植物叶片上常见的白色粉状霉菌病害,会影响植物生长。
“The roses got powdery mildew because of the humid summer.”
(由于夏季潮湿,玫瑰感染了白粉病。)
mildew-resistant — 防霉的,形容经过特殊处理能抵抗霉菌生长的材料或产品。
“We bought mildew-resistant paint for the bathroom walls.”
(我们为浴室墙壁购买了防霉涂料。)