willow英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

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. countable,uncountable

— […] and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows.
The wood of these trees. countable,uncountable
A cricket bat. colloquial,countable,uncountable
The baseball bat. countable,slang,uncountable
A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads. countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow. transitive
To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow. intransitive

— Willowing over the rough cobbles of the little pier stepped a thin, bent figure, adorned with a silver nanny-goat's beard and bobbling eyes interrupted by the rim of a pair of pince-nez.

词形变化

willows plural willows present,singular,third-person willowing participle,present willowed participle,past willowed past

词汇关系

近义词

withy

衍生词

almond willow arctic willow arroyo willow Australian willow Babylon willow balsam willow Barton-le-Willows basket willow bay willow bearberry willow Bedford willow black willow button willow crack willow desert willow downy willow French willow goat willow Huntingdon willow Kennicott's willow warbler least willow Newton-le-Willows peachleaf willow Peking willow polar willow prairie willow primrose-willow pussy willow pussy-willow Red Willow County Red Willow Creek rosebay willow herb sageleaf willow sea-willow sea willow strip the willow tea-leaved willow undergreen willow Walsham le Willows water willow weeping willow white willow Willowbank Willow Bunch Willow Canyon Willow Creek willow fly willow goldfinch willow grouse Willow Grove willowherb willow in the wind willow-leaved justicia Willowmavin willow oak willow pattern willow ptarmigan willow ragwort Willows Willow Springs willow tit Willow Tree Willowvale Willow Vale willow warbler willow-weed willow-wort willow wren wolf willow

词源

词源 1

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”).

词源 2

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”).