willow

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n. 柳树, 柳木制品 a. 柳树的, 柳木制的

发音

UK /ˈwɪl.əʊ/
US /ˈwɪloʊ/
AU

词形变化

willows 复数 willows willowing willows 三单 willowing 现在分词 willowed 过去式 willowed 过去分词

别名

willy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The wood of these trees.

    柳

    柳树

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A cricket bat.

    非正式 可数 不可数 体育 游戏
  4. 4.

    The baseball bat.

    可数 俚语 不可数 体育 游戏
  5. 5.

    A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

willow tree

上位词 1

tree

下位词 10

arctic willow arroyo willow balsam willow bay willow bearberry willow black willow crack willow Huntingdon willow osier peachleaf willow

相关短语

willow grouse willow tit willow tits willow ptarmigan willow in the wind willow grouses willow ptarmigans willow warbler 欧柳莺 willow warblers willow oak [植物]柳栎(Quercus phellos,产于北美)[亦称作 peach-leaved oak] willow oaks willow fly willow flies willow tree 柳树 willow trees (willow-tree 的复数) 柳树

词源

From Middle English wilwe, welew, variant of wilghe, from Old English welig, from Proto-West Germanic *wilig, from Proto-Germanic *wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European *welik- (compare (Arcadian) Ancient Greek ἑλίκη (helíkē), Hittite 𒌑𒂖𒆪 (welku, “grass”)), from *wel- (“twist, turn”).

来源：wiktionary