Word · Frequency #15264
wicker
柳条
slender flexible twigs or branches, especially of willow or cane, used for making baskets and furniture
- 1.
A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
柳树等植物的柔韧枝条,用于编织篮子和家具。
- 2.
slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork
细长而柔韧的树枝或嫩枝(尤其是柳树或某些藤条)；用于编织物
- 3.
Wickerwork.
柳条编织品。
- 4.
work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
由交织的细长树枝(尤其是柳树枝)制成的作品
柳树等植物的柔韧枝条,用于编织篮子和家具。；细长而柔韧的树枝或嫩枝(尤其是柳树或某些藤条)；用于编织物；柳条编织品。；由交织的细长树枝(尤其是柳树枝)制成的作品
In use
The old armchair was made of wicker, so it felt light and cool in summer.
She bought a wide basket woven from wicker to keep her towels in the bathroom.
Wicker breaks easily if you leave it out in the rain too often.
wicker + noun
作定语修饰名词时，wicker 表示“柳条编的”，通常放在名词前。
They bought a wicker basket at the market.
他们在市场买了一个柳条篮子。
made of wicker
作名词时，wicker 指柳条这种材料，常见于“made of wicker”结构。
This chair is made of wicker and feels very light.
这把椅子是用柳条编的，感觉很轻。
Common mistakes
The candle's wicker is too short to light.
Connections
Collocations
- wicker basket
- 柳条篮
- She bought a wicker basket for the picnic.她买了一个野餐用的柳条篮。
- wicker furniture
- 柳条家具
- Wicker furniture is popular on the porch.柳条家具在门廊上很受欢迎。
- wicker chair
- 柳条椅
- He sat in a wicker chair by the window.他坐在窗边的一把柳条椅上。
- wicker hamper
- 柳条洗衣篮
- They keep dirty clothes in a wicker hamper.他们把脏衣服放在柳条洗衣篮里。
- made of wicker
- 用柳条编制的
- This basket is made of wicker.这个篮子是用柳条编的。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：wicker 中藏着 wick（灯芯），柳条像灯芯一样细长柔韧，可弯折编篮。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家居用品、工艺品、日常物品描述 柳条指用于编织的柔韧枝条，多用于描述家具、篮子等编织品，属于日常常见用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上各词均以 /ɪkɚ/ 结尾，与 wicker /ˈwɪkɚ/ 押韵。注意拼写相近的词：wicked 作形容词时读 /ˈwɪkɪd/，wick 读 /wɪk/，都跟 wicker 的读音不同；winter 读 /ˈwɪntɚ/，也与 wicker 的元音和辅音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.