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a sallow
sallow作为可数名词，指单棵柳树。
The farmer planted a sallow near the stream.
农夫在小溪边种了一棵黄华柳。
柳树；黄花柳
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柳树；黄花柳
a broad-leaved willow, especially the goat willow (Salix caprea)
The farmer planted a sallow near the stream.
农夫在小溪边种了一棵黄华柳。
一种欧洲柳树(Salix caprea),叶宽,柔荑花序大,木材坚韧。
A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.
几种旧大陆灌木状阔叶柳树,具有大型葇荑花序；部分种类是鞣料树皮和木炭的重要来源。
any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal
柳条或柳枝。
A willow twig or branch.
The sallow by the riverbank has grown tall over the years.
河岸边的黄华柳多年来长得高大.
Gardeners often plant sallows to prevent soil erosion near streams.
园丁们常在溪流附近种植黄华柳以防止水土流失。
The bark of the sallow is used to produce a high-quality charcoal.
黄华柳的树皮用于生产高品质的木炭。
sallow作为可数名词，指单棵柳树。
The farmer planted a sallow near the stream.
农夫在小溪边种了一棵黄华柳。
Sallow bark is used for tanning leather.
黄华柳树皮用于鞣制皮革。
复数形式泛指该类柳树。
Sallows are common in temperate regions.
黄华柳在温带地区很常见。
Not this
The sallow bark is rough.
Use this
The sallow's bark is rough.
将名词 'sallow'（黄华柳）误用作形容词，表示'蜡黄的'与名词混淆。应使用所有格形式 'sallow's' 表示'黄华柳的'。
Not this
There are many sallow in the garden.
Use this
There are many sallows in the garden.
复数形式错误。可数名词 'sallow' 的复数应加 -s，写作 'sallows'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
黄花柳的柔荑花序
The sallow catkins appear in early spring, before the leaves.
黄花柳的柔荑花序在早春叶子长出前就出现了。
黄花柳木
Sallow wood is tough and was once used for making charcoal.
黄花柳木很坚韧，过去曾用来烧炭。
黄花柳树皮
Sallow bark was traditionally used for tanning leather.
黄花柳树皮传统上被用来鞣制皮革。
柳条；柳枝
She wove a small basket from sallow twigs.
她用柳条编了一个小篮子。
黄花柳树
A sallow tree grew by the stream.
小溪边长着一棵黄花柳树。
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记忆法：sallow 拆成 sa + low，柳条 low 低垂，长在沙(sa)地边；sallow 就是柳树/柳枝。
语域：formal 常见场景：botany、forestry、nature writing sallow作名词时多用于植物学、林业或文学性的书面语境，指欧洲柳树（Salix caprea）或其枝条；日常口语中较少使用，通常直接说willow。
这些词与 sallow /ˈsæləʊ/ 押韵：hallow、callow、fallow、shallow、tallow、mallow 的重音都在首音节，且韵母均为 /æləʊ/（美式常读作 /æloʊ/）。注意：pillow、follow、hollow、swallow 等词虽也以 -llow 结尾，但元音不同，不与 sallow 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.