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fungal + noun
fungal 常作定语，修饰 infection、disease、growth 等名词。
The patient had a fungal infection on his foot.
这位病人脚上有一处真菌感染。
真菌的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
真菌的
of or relating to fungi
The patient had a fungal infection on his foot.
这位病人脚上有一处真菌感染。
真菌的；与真菌有关的
Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.
The doctor prescribed a cream to treat the fungal infection on my foot.
医生开了一种药膏来治疗我脚上的真菌感染。
Damp conditions in the bathroom can cause fungal growth on the walls.
浴室的潮湿条件会导致墙壁上出现真菌生长。
This cleaning spray is designed to remove fungal stains from tiles.
这种清洁喷雾专为去除瓷砖上的真菌污渍而设计。
fungal 常作定语，修饰 infection、disease、growth 等名词。
The patient had a fungal infection on his foot.
这位病人脚上有一处真菌感染。
作表语时说明病因或性质，多用于医疗诊断语境。
The rash is fungal, so keep the area dry.
这种皮疹是真菌引起的，所以要保持该部位干燥。
Not this
The patient has a fungus infection on his skin.
Use this
The patient has a fungal infection on his skin.
fungus是名词，不能直接作定语修饰名词，需用其形容词形式fungal表示‘真菌的’。这里修饰infection应用形容词。
Not this
This cream treats fungi infections.
Use this
This cream treats fungal infections.
fungi是fungus的复数名词，作定语时应使用形容词fungal，而不是复数名词形式。形容词修饰名词表示性质，fungal infections意为‘真菌感染’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
真菌感染
The cream is used to treat fungal infections.
这种药膏用于治疗真菌感染。
真菌病害
Many crops are damaged by fungal diseases.
许多作物因真菌病害而受损。
真菌滋生
Damp conditions encourage fungal growth.
潮湿环境会促使真菌滋生。
真菌孢子
Fungal spores can trigger allergies.
真菌孢子可能引发过敏。
指甲真菌感染
She is treating a fungal nail infection.
她正在治疗指甲真菌感染。
Use fungal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看到 fungal 就想到 fungus（真菌）：把 -us 换成 -al，词尾 -al 表示“...的”，所以就是“真菌的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：医学、生物学、农业/植物病理学 该词是专业术语，通常多用于医学、生物学等书面或学术语境，描述由真菌引起或与真菌相关的事物；日常口语中较少单独使用，但如 fungal infection 这类搭配在医疗场景中也很常见。
Rhymes with jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ and bungle /ˈbʌŋɡəl/ (all end /ʌŋɡəl/). Look out: mingle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/ and single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ look similar but have /ɪ/; fungus /ˈfʌŋɡəs/ shares the /fʌŋɡ/ start but ends /əs/; funnel /ˈfʌnəl/ begins with fun- but has /nəl/, not /ŋɡəl/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.