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mildew
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Derivatives :
adj
mildewy
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- mildew
['mɪldjuː]
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1.
noun
[u]
霉
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- mildew
['mɪl.dju]
['mɪldjuː]
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1.
noun
霉
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2.
noun
霉层
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3.
noun
[Botany]
霉病
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4.
vt.
（使）生霉；（使）发霉
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5.
vi.
（使）生霉；（使）发霉
Collins English-English Dictionary
- mildew
['mɪl"djuː]
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n
any of various diseases of plants that affect mainly the leaves and are caused by parasitic fungi - See also downy mildew powdery mildew
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2.
n
any fungus causing this kind of disease
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3.
n
another name for mould
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4.
vb
to affect or become affected with mildew
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5.
vb
[Etymology]
Old English mildeaw, from mil- honey (compare Latin mel, Greek meli) + deaw dew
Examples
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Mildew appeared on the fruit left outside.
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放在外面的水果上出现了霉菌。
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At the end of the season their leaves are frequently dulled and disfigured by powdery mildew.
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在这个季节末叶子通常没了光泽并因白粉病而变得丑陋不堪。
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仓库里潮气太大，粮食就容易发霉。
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The grain is liable to mildew when the humidity in the barn is too high.
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长毛
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become mildewed; be covered with mildew
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