"mildew" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 黴菌

Definition

一種真菌，通常以薄薄的白色或灰色層出現在潮濕表面，常見於牆壁、布料或食物上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

一般指生長在潮濕環境表面的真菌（比'mold'更淺更細），多用於家庭清潔：'mildew stains', 'mildew smell'。食物腐壞多用'mold'。

Examples

There is mildew on the bathroom wall.

浴室牆上有**黴菌**。

The old book smells like mildew.

這本舊書聞起來有**黴菌**味。

Too much moisture causes mildew to grow.

過多的濕氣會讓**黴菌**生長。

I left my wet clothes out and now they’re covered in mildew.

我把濕衣服放在外面，現在全都長了**黴菌**。

After the flood, the basement started to smell strongly of mildew.

洪水過後，地下室開始有很重的**黴菌**味。

You can usually get rid of mildew with some cleaning spray and scrubbing.

通常用清潔噴劑和刷子可以清除**黴菌**。