willow

名词 willow:

1. any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
   同义词：willow tree
2. a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers

1. A year after her husband died her father suggested to her that she had worn the willow for long enough.
   丈夫死去一年后，她的父亲劝她守节已够久，不要再悲伤了。
2. Household china decorated with a blue-on-white design depicting a willow tree and often a river.
   饰有垂柳图案的陶瓷餐具装饰有白底蓝画的家用陶瓷，图上画有柳树，通常还有一条河
3. Bring up in town, the boy find it difficult to separate a poplar from a willow.
   那男孩是在城里长大的，所以觉得很难区别杨树和柳树。
4. Willowes are common in this city.
   柳树在这个城市很常见。

wil.low

n.（名词）

Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs of the genusSalix, having usually narrow leaves, unisexual flowers borne in catkins, and strong lightweight wood.
柳树：柳属 的落叶树或灌木，叶子通常狭长，柔荑花序内有雌雄同蕊的花，其木质结实且轻
The wood of any of these trees.
柳木：任何这类树的木材
Something, such as a cricket bat, that is made from willow.
柳木制品：用柳木制成的物品，如板球的球板
A textile machine consisting of a spiked drum revolving inside a chamber fitted internally with spikes, used to open and clean unprocessed cotton or wool.
打棉机：一种由装刺的鼓组成的纺织机器，鼓在内部装有大钉的密闭空间内转动，用于打开和清理未加工的棉花或羊毛
v.tr.（及物动词）
wil.lowed,wil.low.ing,wil.lows
To open and clean (textile fibers) with a willow.
用打棉机打开和清理（织物纤维等）

来源：
Middle English wilowe
中古英语 wilowe
from Old English welig * see wel- 2
源自 古英语 welig *参见 wel- 2