名詞 willow:

1. any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
   同義詞：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，她的父親勸她守節(jié)已夠久，不要再悲傷了。
2. Household china decorated with a blue-on-white design depicting a willow tree and often a river.
   飾有垂柳圖案的陶瓷餐具裝飾有白底藍(lán)畫的家用陶瓷，圖上畫有柳樹，通常還有一條河
3. Bring up in town, the boy find it difficult to separate a poplar from a willow.
   那男孩是在城里長大的，所以覺得很難區(qū)別楊樹和柳樹。
4. Willowes are common in this city.
   柳樹在這個(gè)城市很常見。

wil.low

n.（名詞）

Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs of the genusSalix, having usually narrow leaves, unisexual flowers borne in catkins, and strong lightweight wood.
柳樹：柳屬 的落葉樹或灌木，葉子通常狹長，柔荑花序內(nèi)有雌雄同蕊的花，其木質(zhì)結(jié)實(shí)且輕
The wood of any of these trees.
柳木：任何這類樹的木材
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.
打棉機(jī)：一種由裝刺的鼓組成的紡織機(jī)器，鼓在內(nèi)部裝有大釘?shù)拿荛]空間內(nèi)轉(zhuǎn)動，用于打開和清理未加工的棉花或羊毛
v.tr.（及物動詞）
wil.lowed,wil.low.ing,wil.lows
To open and clean (textile fibers) with a willow.
用打棉機(jī)打開和清理（織物纖維等）

來源：
Middle English wilowe
中古英語 wilowe
from Old English welig * see wel- 2
源自 古英語 welig *參見 wel- 2